text_original: The legions on the frontier were ill" legionanes, pig^sed to think that their voices counted for so little, that they were not thought worthy of a word or promise. The German army chafed because their general Verginius had been removed on flattering pretexts, but really because his influence over them was feared; and they construed his forced absence from the camp as an insult to their loyalty, and the exceptional favours shown to some towns of Gaul as a marked affront popuiace.
text_transcription: THE LEGIONS ON THE FRONTIER WERE ILL PLEASED TO THINK THAT THEIR VOICES COUNTED FOR SO LITTLE THAT THEY WERE NOT THOUGHT WORTHY OF A WORD OR PROMISE THE GERMAN ARMY CHAFED BECAUSE THEIR GENERAL WARGENIUS HAD BEEN REMOVED ON FLATTERING PRETEXTS BUT REALLY BECAUSE HIS INFLUENCE OVER THEM WAS FEARED AND THEY CONSTRUED HIS FORCED ABSENCE FROM THE CAMP AS AN INSULT TO THEIR LOYALTY AND THE EXCEPTIONAL FAVORS SHN TO SOME TOWNS OF GAUL AS A MARKED AFFRONT
phonemes: ðə lˈiːdʒənz ɔnðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ wɜːɹ ˈɪl" lˈiːdʒənˌeɪnz, pˈɪɡ sˈɛd tə θˈɪŋk ðæt ðɛɹ vˈɔɪsᵻz kˈaʊntᵻd fɔːɹ sˌoʊ lˈɪɾəl, ðæt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt θˈɔːt wˈɜːði əvə wˈɜːd ɔːɹ pɹˈɑːmɪs. ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɑːɹmi tʃˈeɪft bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl vɜːdʒˈɪnɪəs hɐdbɪn ɹᵻmˈuːvd ˌɔn flˈæɾɚɹɪŋ pɹˈiːtɛksts, bˌʌt ɹˈiəli bɪkˈʌz hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns ˌoʊvɚ ðˌɛm wʌz fˈɪɹd; ænd ðeɪ kənstɹˈuːd hɪz fˈɔːɹst ˈæbsəns fɹʌmðə kˈæmp æz ɐn ˈɪnsʌlt tə ðɛɹ lˈɔɪəlɾi, ænd ðɪ ɛksˈɛpʃənəl fˈeɪvɚz ʃˈoʊn tə sˌʌm tˈaʊnz ʌv ɡˈɔːl æz ɐ mˈɑːɹkt ɐfɹˈʌnt pˈɑːpjuːˌɪeɪs.