text_original: His chief aim then was to con  solidate the edifice he had built in 1871, and conse  quently his doings lost a little of the aggressive brutality that had characterized them at an earlier period ; but the Iron Chancellor, in his relations with his adversaries at home and abroad, always remained a man of overbearing manners.
text_transcription: HIS CHIEF AIM THEN WAS TO CONSOLIDATE THE EDIFICE HE HAD BUILT IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE AND CONSEQUENTLY HIS DOINGS LOST A LITTLE OF THE AGGRESSIVE BRUTALITY THAT HAD CHARACTERIZED THEM AT AN EARLIER PERIOD BUT THE IRON CHANCELLOR IN HIS RELATIONS WITH HIS ADVERSARIES AT HOME AND ABROAD ALWAYS REMAINED A MAN OF OVERBEARING MANNERS
phonemes: hɪz tʃˈiːf ˈeɪm ðˈɛn wʌz tə kˈɑːn sˈɑːlᵻdˌeɪt ðɪ ˈɛdɪfɪs hiː hæd bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ænd kˈɑːns kwˈɛntli hɪz dˈuːɪŋz lˈɔst ɐ lˈɪɾəl ʌvðɪ ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv bɹuːtˈælᵻɾi ðæt hæd kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd ðˌɛm æɾ ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ pˈiəɹɪəd ; bˌʌt ðɪ ˈaɪɚn tʃˈænsɛlɚ, ɪn hɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz wɪð hɪz ˈædvɚsɚɹiz æt hˈoʊm ænd ɐbɹˈɔːd, ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐ mˈæn ʌv ˌoʊvɚbˈɛɹɪŋ mˈænɚz.