text_original: The currents of the national lifeblood now flowed feebly ; the family feuds of the Arsacidse, the ruling line, threatened to distract their forces, and they could scarcely make good with the sword their right to what the sword alone had won.
text_transcription: THE CURRENTS OF THE NATIONAL LIFEBLOOD NOW FLOWED FEEBLY THE FAMILY FEUDS OF THE ARSATI THE RULING LINE THREATENED TO DISTRACT THEIR FORCES AND THEY COULD SCARCELY MAKE GOOD WITH THE SWORD THEIR RIGHT TO WHAT THE SWORD ALONE HAD WON
phonemes: ðə kˈɜːɹənts ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl lˈaɪfblʌd nˈaʊ flˈoʊd fˈiːbli ; ðə fˈæmɪli fjˈuːdz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹsɐsˌɪds, ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ lˈaɪn, θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə dɪstɹˈækt ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹsᵻz, ænd ðeɪ kʊd skˈɛɹsli mˌeɪk ɡˈʊd wɪððə sˈɔːɹd ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪt tə wʌt ðə sˈɔːɹd ɐlˈoʊn hæd wˈʌn.