text_original: He found himself in the anomalous position of wanting to defend something that he had long felt was wrong in concept from the beginning  and not being able to take an effective course of action.
text_transcription: HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE ANOMALOUS POSITION OF WANTING TO DEFEND SOMETHING THAT HE HAD LONG FELT WAS WRONG IN CONCEPT FROM THE BEGINNING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE AN EFFECTIVE COURSE OF ACTION
phonemes: hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðɪ ɐnˈɑːmələs pəzˈɪʃən ʌv wˈɔntɪŋ tə dᵻfˈɛnd sˈʌmθɪŋ ðæt hiː hæd lˈɔŋ fˈɛlt wʌz ɹˈɔŋ ɪn kˈɑːnsɛpt fɹʌmðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ænd nˌɑːt bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə tˈeɪk ɐn ɪfˈɛktɪv kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈækʃən.