text_original: With a ruler like Tiberius they became quite a new wheel in the political machinery. It suited his reserve to keep himself in the background while the objects of his fear or his suspicions were attacked, to learn the early stages of the trial from men who had no official connexion with himself, while the Senate or the law courts were responsible for the result, and he could step in at last to temper, if he pleased, the rigour of the sentence.
text_transcription: WITH A RULER LIKE TIBERIUS THEY BECAME QUITE A NEW WHEEL IN THE POLITICAL MACHINERY IT SUITED HIS RESERVE TO KEEP HIMSELF IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE THE OBJECTS OF HIS FEAR OR HIS SUSPICIONS WERE ATTACKED TO LEARN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE TRIAL FROM MEN WHO HAD NO OFFICIAL CONNECTION WITH HIMSELF WHILE THE SENATE OR THE LAW COURTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULT AND HE COULD STEP IN AT LAST TO TEMPER IF HE PLEASED THE RIGOUR OF THE SENTENCE
phonemes: wɪð ɐ ɹˈuːlɚ lˈaɪk taɪbˈiəɹɪəs ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm kwˈaɪt ɐ nˈuː wˈiːl ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl məʃˈiːnɚɹi. ɪt sˈuːɾᵻd hɪz ɹɪzˈɜːv tə kˈiːp hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ʌv hɪz fˈɪɹ ɔːɹ hɪz səspˈɪʃənz wɜːɹ ɐtˈækt, tə lˈɜːn ðɪ ˈɜːli stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə tɹˈaɪəl fɹʌm mˈɛn hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ əfˈɪʃəl kənˈɛkʃən wɪð hɪmsˈɛlf, wˌaɪl ðə sˈɛnət ɔːɹ ðə lˈɔː kˈɔːɹts wɜː ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɚðə ɹɪzˈʌlt, ænd hiː kʊd stˈɛp ɪn æt lˈæst tə tˈɛmpɚ, ɪf hiː plˈiːzd, ðə ɹˈɪɡɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛntəns.