text_original: A short while since and they were cowering before Domitian's sullen frown, or shut up in the senate house by men at  arms while the noblest of tlieir number were dragged out before their eyes to death.
text_transcription: A SHORT WHILE SINCE AND THEY WERE COWERING BEFORE DOMITIAN'S SULLEN FROWN WERE SHUT UP IN THE SENATE HOUSE BY MEN AT ARMS WHILE THE NOBLEST OF THEIR NUMBER WERE DRAGGED OUT BEFORE THEIR EYES TO DEATH
phonemes: ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt wˌaɪl sˈɪns ænd ðeɪ wɜː kˈaʊɚɹɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ dəmˈɪʃənz sˈʌlən fɹˈaʊn, ɔːɹ ʃˈʌt ˌʌp ɪnðə sˈɛnət hˈaʊs baɪ mˈɛn æɾ ˈɑːɹmz wˌaɪl ðə nˈoʊbəlɪst ʌv tˈiːlˈiːɜː nˈʌmbɚ wɜː dɹˈæɡd ˈaʊt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɛɹ ˈaɪz tə dˈɛθ.