text_original: Among them there were many men of refinement and high culture, natives of Greece and Asia, at least as well educated as their masters, and useful to them in a hun  dred ways as stewards, secretaries, physicians, poets, con  fidants and friends.
text_transcription: AMONG THEM THERE WERE MANY MEN OF REFINEMENT AND HIGH CULTURE NATIVES OF GREECE AND ASIA AT LEAST AS WELL EDUCATED AS THEIR MASTERS AND USEFUL TO THEM IN A HUNDRED WAYS AS STEWARDS SECRETARIES PHYSICIANS POETS CONFIDANTS AND FRIENDS
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni mˈɛn ʌv ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ænd hˈaɪ kˈʌltʃɚ, nˈeɪɾɪvz ʌv ɡɹˈiːs ænd ˈeɪʒə, æt lˈiːst æz wˈɛl ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æz ðɛɹ mˈæstɚz, ænd jˈuːsfəl tə ðˌɛm ɪn ɐ hˈʌn dɹˈɛd wˈeɪz æz stˈuːɚdz, sˈɛkɹətɹiz, fɪzˈɪʃənz, pˈoʊɪts, kˈɑːn fˈɪdənts ænd fɹˈɛndz.