text_original: This letter of the commander of the American armies written at such a crisis is full of serious faults, and is a curious illustration of the temper of the times, showing as it does that even in the mind of the first soldier of the republic the foundations of political faith were crumbling away.
text_transcription: THIS LETTER OF THE COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES WRITTEN AT SUCH A CRISIS AND FULL OF SERIOUS FAULTS IT IS A CURIOUS ILLUSTRATION OF THE TEMPER OF THE TIMES SHOWING AS IT DOES THAT EVEN IN THE MIND OF THE FIRST SOLDIER OF THE REPUBLIC THE FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL FAITH WERE CRUMBLING AWAY
phonemes: ðɪs lˈɛɾɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɑːɹmiz ɹˈɪʔn̩ æt sˈʌtʃ ɐ kɹˈaɪsɪs ɪz fˈʊl ʌv sˈɪɹiəs fˈɔlts, ænd ɪz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tˈɛmpɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaɪmz, ʃˈoʊɪŋ æz ɪt dˈʌz ðæt ˈiːvən ɪnðə mˈaɪnd ʌvðə fˈɜːst sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ðə faʊndˈeɪʃənz ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈeɪθ wɜː kɹˈʌmblɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ.