text_original: The credulous fancy A.D. 79 81. Titus. 161 of Dion Cassius pictures to us phantom shapes of an unearthly grandeur, like the giants that the poets sing of, riding in the air before the startled eyes of men ; but the younger Pliny, who was a distant eye witness, The account describes the scene in simpler terms.
text_transcription: THE CREDULOUS FANCY OF DION CASSIUS PICTURES TO US PHANTOM SHAPES OF AN UNEARTHLY GRANDEUR LIKE THE GIANTS THAT THE POETS SING OF WRITING IN THE AIR BEFORE THE STARTLED EYES OF MEN BUT THE YOUNGER PLINY WHO WAS A DISTANT EYE WITNESS DESCRIBES THE SCENE IN SIMPLER TERMS
phonemes: ðə kɹˈɛdʒuːləs fˈænsi ˈeɪ.dˈiː. sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn. tˈaɪɾəs. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ʌv dɪˈɑːn kˈæsɪəs pˈɪktʃɚz tʊ ˌʌs fˈæntəm ʃˈeɪps əvən ʌnˈɜːθli ɡɹændˈʊɹ, lˈaɪk ðə dʒˈaɪənts ðætðə pˈoʊɪts sˈɪŋ ʌv, ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə stˈɑːɹɾəld ˈaɪz ʌv mˈɛn ; bˌʌt ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ plˈaɪni, hˌuː wʌzɐ dˈɪstənt ˈaɪ wˈɪtnəs, ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnt dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə sˈiːn ɪn sˈɪmplɚ tˈɜːmz.