text_original: Noble senators of decayed fortunes were often pensioned, to enable them to live up to their rank. Costly buildings set apart for public uses, temples, baths, theatres, and aqueducts, rose rapidly on every side. His kinsmen, intimates, all whom his influence could move, vied with him in such outlay, and helped him to realise the boast of later days, ^ that he found a city of brick and left one of marble in its place.
text_transcription: NOBLE SENATORS OF DECAYED FORTUNES WERE OFTEN PENSIONED TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE UP TO THEIR RANK COSTLY BUILDINGS SET APART FOR PUBLIC USES TEMPLES BATHS THEATRES AND AQUEDUCTS ROSE RAPIDLY ON EVERY SIDE HIS KINSMEN INTIMATES ALL WHOM HIS INFLUENCE COULD MOVE VIED WITH HIM IN SUCH OUTLAY AND HELPED HIM TO REALIZE THE BOAST OF LATER DAYS THAT HE FOUND A CITY OF BRICK AND LEFT ONE OF MARBLE IN ITS PLACE
phonemes: nˈoʊbəl sˈɛnəɾɚz ʌv dᵻkˈeɪd fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz wɜːɹ ˈɔfən pˈɛnʃənd, tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl ðˌɛm tə lˈɪv ˌʌp tə ðɛɹ ɹˈæŋk. kˈɔstli bˈɪldɪŋz sˈɛt ɐpˈɑːɹt fɔːɹ pˈʌblɪk jˈuːsᵻz, tˈɛmpəlz, bˈæθs, θˈiəɾɚz, ænd ˈækwᵻdˌʌkts, ɹˈoʊz ɹˈæpɪdli ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi sˈaɪd. hɪz kˈɪnzmɛn, ˈɪntᵻməts, ˈɔːl hˈuːm hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns kʊd mˈuːv, vˈaɪd wɪð hˌɪm ɪn sˈʌtʃ ˈaʊtleɪ, ænd hˈɛlpt hˌɪm tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðə bˈoʊst ʌv lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪz, ðæt hiː fˈaʊnd ɐ sˈɪɾi ʌv bɹˈɪk ænd lˈɛft wˈʌn ʌv mˈɑːɹbəl ɪn ɪts plˈeɪs.