text_original: The old town was swept away, with its distinctive Oscan forms, that told of times before Greeks or Romans set the local fashions, and a copy of the capital upon a humble scale, with forum, theatres, and temples, took its place.
text_transcription: THE OLD TOWN WAS SWEPT AWAY WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE OSCAN FEATURES THAT TOLD OF TIMES BEFORE GREEKS OR ROMANS SET THE LOCAL FASHIONS AND A COPY OF THE CAPITAL UPON A HUMBLE SCALE WITH FORUM THEATRES AND TEMPLES TOOK ITS PLACE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈoʊld tˈaʊn wʌz swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ, wɪð ɪts dɪstˈɪŋktɪv ˈɑːskən fˈɔːɹmz, ðæt tˈoʊld ʌv tˈaɪmz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɡɹˈiːks ɔːɹ ɹˈoʊmənz sˈɛt ðə lˈoʊkəl fˈæʃənz, ænd ɐ kˈɑːpi ʌvðə kˈæpɪɾəl əpˌɑːn ɐ hˈʌmbəl skˈeɪl, wɪð fˈɔːɹəm, θˈiəɾɚz, ænd tˈɛmpəlz, tˈʊk ɪts plˈeɪs.