text_original: As luck would have it, the member for Northborough was known to be seriously ill, a lingering ill  ness which must terminate fatally, and the party were already making arrangements for contesting the seat.
text_transcription: AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT THE MEMBER FOR NORBOROUGH WAS KNOWN TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL A LINGERING ILLNESS WHICH MUST TERMINATE FATALLY AND THE PARTY WOULD ALREADY BE MAKING ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTESTING THE SEAT
phonemes: æz lˈʌk wʊdhɐv ɪt, ðə mˈɛmbɚ fɔːɹ nˈɔːɹθbəɹˌoʊ wʌz nˈoʊn təbi sˈɪɹiəsli ˈɪl, ɐ lˈɪŋɡɚɹɪŋ ˈɪl nˈɛs wˌɪtʃ mˈʌst tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt fˈeɪɾəli, ænd ðə pˈɑːɹɾi wɜːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˌeɪkɪŋ ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts fɔːɹ kəntˈɛstɪŋ ðə sˈiːt.