text_original: Who would not have been dazzled in my place ? Erect, and sword in hand, I stood waiting on the platform. All eyes were upon me ; at that moment I was the most important personage in the two kingdoms. My fortune, thought I, is made ; for what could all these great lords, who have sworn the chancellor's ruin, do without me
text_transcription: WHO WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DAZZLED IN MY PLACE ERECT AND SWORD IN HAND I STOOD WAITING ON THE PLATFORM ALL EYES WERE UPON ME AT THAT MOMENT I WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSONAGE IN THE TWO KINGDOMS MY FORTUNE THOUGHT I IS MADE FOR WHAT COULD ALL THESE GREAT LORDS WHO HAVE SWORN THE CHANCELLOR'S RUIN DO WITHOUT ME
phonemes: hˌuː wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn dˈæzəld ɪn maɪ plˈeɪs ? ɪɹˈɛkt, ænd sˈɔːɹd ɪn hˈænd, aɪ stˈʊd wˈeɪɾɪŋ ɔnðə plˈætfɔːɹm. ˈɔːl ˈaɪz wɜːɹ əpˌɑːn mˌiː ; æt ðæt mˈoʊmənt aɪ wʌzðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pˈɜːsənɪdʒ ɪnðə tˈuː kˈɪŋdəmz. maɪ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, θˈɔːt ˈaɪ, ɪz mˈeɪd ; fɔːɹ wʌt kʊd ˈɔːl ðiːz ɡɹˈeɪt lˈɔːɹdz, hˌuː hæv swˈɔːɹn ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚz ɹˈuːɪn, dˈuː wɪðˈaʊt mˌiː