text_original: These words remained sadly true. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Drouyn de Lhuys, on his own initiative, had attempted to act in the actual theatre of war ; he had ordered the Ambassador, Benedetti, to overtake Bismarck after Sadowa.
text_transcription: THESE WORDS REMAINED SADLY TRUE THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DRUINE DE LUIS ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE HAD ATTEMPTED TO ACT IN THE ACTUAL THEATRE OF WAR HE HAD ORDERED THE AMBASSADOR BENEDETTI TO OVERTAKE BISMARCK AFTER SADOVA
phonemes: ðiːz wˈɜːdz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd sˈædli tɹˈuː. ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz, dɹˈaʊɪn də lˈaɪz, ˌɔn hɪz ˈoʊn ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv, hæd ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tʊ ˈækt ɪnðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl θˈiəɾɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ ; hiː hæd ˈɔːɹdɚd ðɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚ, bˌɛnɪdˈɛɾi, tʊ ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪk bˈɪsmɑːɹk ˈæftɚ sˈædoʊə.