text_original: At any rate the time is not so long past when it was impossible to conceive of royal weddings and national festivals on a grand scale, without executions, tortures, or perhaps an auto da jc, or similarly to conceive of an aristocratic household, without a creature to serve a butt for the cruel and malicious baiting of the in  mates.
text_transcription: AT ANY RATE THE TIME IS NOT SO LONG PAST WHEN IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE OF ROYAL WEDDINGS AND NATIONAL FESTIVALS ON A GRAND SCALE WITHOUT EXECUTIONS TORTURES OR PERHAPS AN AUTO DA FE OR SIMILARLY TO CONCEIVE OF AN ARISTOCRATIC HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT A CREATURE TO SERVE A BUTT FOR THE CRUEL AND MALICIOUS BAITING OF THE INMATES
phonemes: æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt ðə tˈaɪm ɪz nˌɑːt sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ pˈæst wɛn ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kənsˈiːv ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl wˈɛdɪŋz ænd nˈæʃənəl fˈɛstɪvəlz ˌɔn ɐ ɡɹˈænd skˈeɪl, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənz, tˈɔːɹtʃɚz, ɔːɹ pɚhˈæps ɐn ˈɔːɾoʊ dˈɑː dʒˌeɪsˈiː, ɔːɹ sˈɪmɪlɚli tə kənsˈiːv əvən ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk hˈaʊshoʊld, wɪðˌaʊt ɐ kɹˈiːtʃɚ tə sˈɜːv ɐ bˈʌt fɚðə kɹˈuːəl ænd mɐlˈɪʃəs bˈeɪɾɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɪn mˈeɪts.