text_original: The fair city was at all times a teeming hive of population ; merchants and mariners of every land were crowded in its port on the Orontes ; art and luxury and learning drew the votaries of fashion to the great Broadway of Epiphanes which ran its level course four miles in length, with spacious colonnades on either side. But at this time especially the EmperoPs presence brought a more than usual concourse thither.
text_transcription: THE FAIR CITY WAS AT ALL TIMES A TEEMING HIVE OF POPULATION MERCHANTS AND MARINERS OF EVERY LAND WERE CROWDED IN ITS PORT ON THE ORONTES ART AND LUXURY AND LEARNING DREW THE VOTARIES OF FASHION TO THE GREAT BROADWAY OF EPIPHANES WHICH RAN ITS LEVEL COURSE FOUR MILES IN LENGTH WITH SPACIOUS COLONNADES ON EITHER SIDE BUT AT THIS TIME ESPECIALLY THE EMPEROR'S PRESENCE BROUGHT A MORE THAN USUAL CONCOURSE THITHER
phonemes: ðə fˈɛɹ sˈɪɾi wʌz æɾ ˈɔːl tˈaɪmz ɐ tˈiːmɪŋ hˈaɪv ʌv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ; mˈɜːtʃənts ænd mˈæɹɪnɚz ʌv ˈɛvɹi lˈænd wɜː kɹˈaʊdᵻd ɪn ɪts pˈɔːɹt ɔnðɪ ˈɔːɹɔnts ; ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈʌkʃɚɹi ænd lˈɜːnɪŋ dɹˈuː ðə vˈɑːɾɚɹiz ʌv fˈæʃən tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɔːdweɪ ʌv ˈɛpɪfˌeɪnz wˌɪtʃ ɹˈæn ɪts lˈɛvəl kˈɔːɹs fˈɔːɹ mˈaɪlz ɪn lˈɛŋθ, wɪð spˈeɪʃəs kˈɑːlənˌeɪdz ˌɔn ˈiːðɚ sˈaɪd. bˌʌt æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪspˈɛʃəli ðɪ ɛmpˈɛɹoʊ pˌiːˈɛs pɹˈɛzəns bɹˈɔːt ɐ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn jˈuːʒuːəl kˈɑːŋkɔːɹs ðˈɪðɚ.