text_original: There was some truth in his wife's jest : " He's more interested in a turnip than in the whole domain of politics." The Chancellor was perfectly aware that, after the Luxemburg business, war with France had become almost inevitable ; thenceforth the question of rivalry and superiority was put between the two States ; for, if France had made Germany leave Luxemburg, Prussia had prevented France coming in.
text_transcription: THERE WAS SOME TRUTH IN HIS WIFE'S JEST HE'S MORE INTERESTED IN A TURNIP THAN IN THE WHOLE DOMAIN OF POLITICS THE CHANCELLOR WAS PERFECTLY AWARE THAT AFTER THE LUXEMBOURG BUSINESS WAR WITH FRANCE HAD BECOME ALMOST INEVITABLE THENCEFORTH THE QUESTION OF RIVALRY AND SUPERIORITY WAS PUT BETWEEN THE TWO STATES FOR IF FRANCE HAD MADE GERMANY LEAVE LUXEMBOURG PRUSSIA HAD PREVENTED FRANCE COMING IN
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz sˌʌm tɹˈuːθ ɪn hɪz wˈaɪfz dʒˈɛst : " hiːz mˈɔːɹ ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn ɐ tˈɜːnɪp ðɐn ɪnðə hˈoʊl dəmˈeɪn ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks." ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ wʌz pˈɜːfɛktli ɐwˈɛɹ ðˈæt, ˈæftɚ ðə lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ bˈɪznəs, wˈɔːɹ wɪð fɹˈæns hæd bɪkˌʌm ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl ; ðɛnsfˈɔːɹθ ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv ɹˈaɪvəlɹi ænd suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi wʌz pˌʊt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː stˈeɪts ; fɔːɹ, ɪf fɹˈæns hæd mˌeɪd dʒˈɜːməni lˈiːv lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ, pɹˈʌʃə hæd pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd fɹˈæns kˈʌmɪŋ ˈɪn.