text_original: He had an autocratic mind, but it was a very small mind, and it suited him to be the autocrat of two insignificant pastoral villages, rather than to measure his power against the men of cities.
text_transcription: HE HAD AN AUTOCRATIC MIND BUT IT WAS A VERY SMALL MIND AND IT SUITED HIM TO BE THE AUTOCRAT OF TWO INSIGNIFICANT PASTORAL VILLAGES RATHER THAN TO MEASURE HIS POWER AGAINST THE MEN OF CITIES
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐn ˌɔːɾoʊkɹˈæɾɪk mˈaɪnd, bˌʌt ɪt wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl mˈaɪnd, ænd ɪt sˈuːɾᵻd hˌɪm təbi ðɪ ˌɔːɾoʊkɹˈæt ʌv tˈuː ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt pˈæstɚɹəl vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tə mˈɛʒɚ hɪz pˈaʊɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈɛn ʌv sˈɪɾiz.