text_original: And it is then that an American general, whom first the Allied military forces and later the Allied diplomats had come to listen to with respect, if not eagerness, not only for the knowledge and fine judgment that he brought to their councils but because of a quality of spiritual insight which many of them believed to amount to genius  it was then that this American general asked a hearing.
text_transcription: AND IT IS THEN THAT AN AMERICAN GENERAL WHOM FIRST THE ALLIED MILITARY FORCES AND LATER THE ALLIED DIPLOMATS HAD COME TO LISTEN TO WITH RESPECT IF NOT EAGERNESS NOT ONLY FOR THE KNOWLEDGE AND FINE JUDGMENT THAT HE BROUGHT TO THEIR COUNCILS BUT BECAUSE OF A QUALITY OF SPIRITUAL INSIGHT WHICH MANY OF THEM BELIEVED TO AMOUNT TO GENIUS IT WAS THEN THAT THIS AMERICAN GENERAL ASKED A HEARING
phonemes: ænd ɪɾ ɪz ðˈɛn ðæt ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, hˈuːm fˈɜːst ðɪ ˈælaɪd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi fˈɔːɹsᵻz ænd lˈeɪɾɚ ðɪ ˈælaɪd dˈɪpləmˌæts hæd kˈʌm tə lˈɪsən tə wɪð ɹᵻspˈɛkt, ɪf nˌɑːt ˈiːɡɚnəs, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli fɚðə nˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd fˈaɪn dʒˈʌdʒmənt ðæt hiː bɹˈɔːt tə ðɛɹ kˈaʊnsəlz bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz əvə kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ˈɪnsaɪt wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm bᵻlˈiːvd tʊ ɐmˈaʊnt tə dʒˈiːnɪəs ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn ðæt ðɪs ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈæskt ɐ hˈɪɹɪŋ.