text_original: Nearer home the tribes that held the passes of the Western Alps were crushed after obstinate resistance, and many thousands of them sold into hopeless slavery, that the great roads leading to Gaul might be secured.
text_transcription: NEARER HOME THE TRIBES THAT HELD THE PASSES OF THE WESTERN ALPS WERE CRUSHED AFTER OBSTINATE RESISTANCE AND MANY THOUSANDS OF THEM SOLD INTO HOPELESS SLAVERY THAT THE GREAT ROADS LEADING TO GAUL MIGHT BE SECURED
phonemes: nˈɪɹɚ hˈoʊm ðə tɹˈaɪbz ðæt hˈɛld ðə pˈæsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɛstɚn ˈælps wɜː kɹˈʌʃt ˈæftɚɹ ˈɑːbstᵻnət ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ænd mˈɛni θˈaʊzəndz ʌv ðˌɛm sˈoʊld ˌɪntʊ hˈoʊpləs slˈeɪvɚɹi, ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈoʊdz lˈiːdɪŋ tə ɡˈɔːl mˌaɪt biː sᵻkjˈʊɹd.