text_original: Their armies raised the great highways through miles of swamp and forest, spanned the streams with bridges, built dykes and aqueducts and baths, and taught the border races as much of the arts of peace as of the methods and ap  pliances of war. To save them from the monotony of garrison life and the temptations of unlettered leisure they had for the twenty years which was their mini  mum of service a healthy variety of useful work to call out their energy and skill.
text_transcription: THEIR ARMIES RAISED THE GREAT HIGHWAYS THROUGH MILES OF SWAMP AND FOREST SPANNED THE STREAMS WITH BRIDGES BUILT DIKES AND AQUEDUCTS AND BATHS AND TAUGHT THE BORDER RACES AS MUCH OF THE ARTS OF PEACE AS OF THE METHODS AND APPLIANCES OF WAR TO SAVE THEM FROM THE MONOTONY OF GARRISON LIFE AND THE TEMPTATIONS OF UNLETTERED LEISURE THEY HAD FOR THE TWENTY YEARS WHICH WAS THEIR MINIMUM OF SERVICE A HEALTHY VARIETY OF USEFUL WORK TO CALL OUT THEIR ENERGY AND SKILL
phonemes: ðɛɹ ˈɑːɹmiz ɹˈeɪzd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt hˈaɪweɪz θɹuː mˈaɪlz ʌv swˈɑːmp ænd fˈɔːɹɪst, spˈænd ðə stɹˈiːmz wɪð bɹˈɪdʒᵻz, bˈɪlt dˈaɪks ænd ˈækwᵻdˌʌkts ænd bˈæθs, ænd tˈɔːt ðə bˈɔːɹdɚ ɹˈeɪsᵻz æz mˈʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹts ʌv pˈiːs æz ʌvðə mˈɛθədz ænd ˈæp plˈaɪənsᵻz ʌv wˈɔːɹ. tə sˈeɪv ðˌɛm fɹʌmðə mənˈɑːtəni ʌv ɡˈæɹɪsən lˈaɪf ænd ðə tɛmptˈeɪʃənz ʌv ʌnlˈɛɾɚd lˈiːʒɚ ðeɪ hæd fɚðə twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðɛɹ mˈɪni mˈʌm ʌv sˈɜːvɪs ɐ hˈɛlθi vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv jˈuːsfəl wˈɜːk tə kˈɔːl ˈaʊt ðɛɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd skˈɪl.