text_original: He reconstituted his Ministr}^ keeping next to himself only one eminent personage, Roon, who combined the two offices of Minister of War and of the Navy ; the other Ministers were kept to a lower plane.
text_transcription: HE RECONSTITUTED HIS MINISTRY KEEPING NEXT TO HIMSELF ONLY ONE EMINENT PERSONAGE ROON WHO COMBINED THE TWO OFFICES OF MINISTER OF WAR AND OF THE NAVY THE OTHER MINISTERS WERE KEPT TO A LOWER PLANE
phonemes: hiː ɹˌiːkˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚ}kˈiːpɪŋ nˈɛkst tə hɪmsˈɛlf ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ˈɛmɪnənt pˈɜːsənɪdʒ, ɹˈuːn, hˌuː kəmbˈaɪnd ðə tˈuː ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ ænd ʌvðə nˈeɪvi ; ðɪ ˈʌðɚ mˈɪnɪstɚz wɜː kˈɛpt tʊ ɐ lˈoʊɚ plˈeɪn.