text_original: 2. He was called on also to interpret law, either in the ordinary course of his functions when he served as yearly magistrate, or as the high court of appeal from the sentences of lower tribunals, prets the or through the Senate, which became a court of judicature for large classes of trials and looked con  stantly for imperial guidance. We read often in the lives of the earlier rulers of the unremitting care with which they took part in such inquiries.
text_transcription: TWO HE WAS CALLED ON ALSO TO INTERPRET LAW EITHER IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF HIS FUNCTIONS WHEN HE SERVED AS YEARLY MAGISTRATE OR AS THE HIGH COURT OF APPEAL FROM THE SENTENCES OF LOWER TRIBUNALS OR THROUGH THE SENATE WHICH BECAME A COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR LARGE CLASSES OF TRIALS AND LOOKED CONSTANTLY FOR IMPERIAL GUIDANCE WE READ OFTEN IN THE LIVES OF THE EARLIER RULERS OF THE UNREMITTING CARE WITH WHICH THEY TOOK PART IN SUCH INQUIRIES
phonemes: tˈuː. hiː wʌz kˈɔːld ˌɔn ˈɔːlsoʊ tʊ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪt lˈɔː, ˈiːðɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈɔːɹs ʌv hɪz fˈʌŋkʃənz wɛn hiː sˈɜːvd æz jˈɪɹli mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt, ɔːɹ æz ðə hˈaɪ kˈɔːɹt ʌv ɐpˈiːl fɹʌmðə sˈɛntənsᵻz ʌv lˈoʊɚ tɹaɪbjˈuːnəlz, pɹˈɛts ðə ɔːɹ θɹuː ðə sˈɛnət, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɔːɹt ʌv dʒˈuːdɪkətʃˌʊɹ fɔːɹ lˈɑːɹdʒ klˈæsᵻz ʌv tɹˈaɪəlz ænd lˈʊkt kˈɑːn stˈæntli fɔːɹ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡˈaɪdəns. wiː ɹˈiːd ˈɔfən ɪnðə lˈaɪvz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɹˈuːlɚz ʌvðɪ ˌʌnɹiːmˈɪɾɪŋ kˈɛɹ wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ɪn sˈʌtʃ ˈɪŋkwɚɹiz.