text_original: Meantime the postal service had been organized with special care. On the great roads that led to Rome carriages and relays of horses conveyed the couriers with their state despatches ; and the great city traced from week to week the course of the campaign through scenes 44 The Age of the Antonines. A.D. beyond the range of their experience or fancy, listening with a lively wonder to the lengthening tale of bloodless conquests.
text_transcription: MEANTIME THE POSTAL SERVICE HAD BEEN ORGANIZED WITH SPECIAL CARE ON THE GREAT ROADS THAT LED TO ROME CARRIERS AND RELAYS OF HORSES CONVEYED THE COURIERS WITH THEIR STATE DISPATCHES AND THE GREAT CITY TRACED FROM WEEK TO WEEK THE COURSE OF THE CAMPAIGN THROUGH SCENES BEYOND THE RANGE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE OR FANCY LISTENING WITH A LIVELY WONDER TO THE LENGTHENING TALE OF BLOODLESS CONQUESTS
phonemes: mˈiːntaɪm ðə pˈoʊstəl sˈɜːvɪs hɐdbɪn ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd wɪð spˈɛʃəl kˈɛɹ. ɔnðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈoʊdz ðæt lˈɛd tə ɹˈoʊm kˈæɹɪdʒᵻz ænd ɹˈiːleɪz ʌv hˈɔːɹsᵻz kənvˈeɪd ðə kˈɜːɹɪɹz wɪð ðɛɹ stˈeɪt dᵻspˈætʃᵻz ; ænd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾi tɹˈeɪst fɹʌm wˈiːk tə wˈiːk ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə kæmpˈeɪn θɹuː sˈiːnz fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈæntənˌaɪnz. ˈeɪ.dˈiː. bᵻjˌɔnd ðə ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv ðɛɹ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ɔːɹ fˈænsi, lˈɪsənɪŋ wɪð ɐ lˈaɪvli wˈʌndɚ tə ðə lˈɛŋθənɪŋ tˈeɪl ʌv blˈʌdləs kˈɑːŋkwɛsts.