text_original: Greedily they followed him to the palace, and swooped upon the Empire as their prey. 4.D. 41 54* Claudius, 87 Two of his old companions towered above all the rest, Pallas and Narcissus. Tlie former had been with Claudius from childhood, and filled the place of keeper of the privy purse, or steward of the imperial accounts.
text_transcription: GREEDILY THEY FOLLOWED HIM TO THE PALACE AND SWOOPED UPON THE EMPIRE AS THEIR PREY TWO OF HIS OLD COMPANIONS TOWERED ABOVE ALL THE REST PALLAS AND NARCISSUS THE FORMER HAD BEEN WITH CLAUDIUS FROM CHILDHOOD AND FILLED THE POST OF KEEPER OF THE PRIVY PURSE OR STEWARD OF THE IMPERIAL ACCOUNTS
phonemes: ɡɹˈiːdili ðeɪ fˈɑːloʊd hˌɪm tə ðə pˈælɪs, ænd swˈuːpt əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ æz ðɛɹ pɹˈeɪ. fˈɔːɹ.dˈiː. fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk klˈɔːdɪəs, ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tˈuː ʌv hɪz ˈoʊld kəmpˈæniənz tˈaʊɚd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst, pˈæləs ænd nˈɑːɹsɪsəs. tˈiːlˈaɪ fˈɔːɹmɚ hɐdbɪn wɪð klˈɔːdɪəs fɹʌm tʃˈaɪldhʊd, ænd fˈɪld ðə plˈeɪs ʌv kˈiːpɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɪvi pˈɜːs, ɔːɹ stˈuːɚd ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɐkˈaʊnts.