text_original: Nor did they realise as yet that liberty was gone for ever, and that the ancient forms that passed before them were as empty of real life as the ancestral masks that moved along the streets to the noble Roman's funeral pyre.
text_transcription: NOR DID THEY REALIZE AS YET THAT LIBERTY WAS GONE FOREVER AND THAT THE ANCIENT FORMS THAT PASSED BEFORE THEM WERE AS EMPTY OF REAL LIFE AS THE ANCESTRAL MASKS THAT MOVED ALONG THE STREETS TO THE NOBLE ROMAN'S FUNERAL PYRE
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ dˈɪd ðeɪ ɹˈiːəlaɪz æz jˈɛt ðæt lˈɪbɚɾi wʌz ɡɔn fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ, ænd ðætðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt fˈɔːɹmz ðæt pˈæst bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm wɜːɹ æz ˈɛmpti ʌv ɹˈiːəl lˈaɪf æz ðɪ ænsˈɛstɹəl mˈæsks ðæt mˈuːvd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə stɹˈiːts tə ðə nˈoʊbəl ɹˈoʊmənz fjˈuːnɚɹəl pˈaɪɚ.