text_original: It may be an hyperbole to declare, with Sir John Seeley, that we conquered half the world in a fit of absence of mind.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE IN HYPERBOLE TO DECLARE WITH SIR JOHN CILLEY THAT WE CONQUERED HALF THE WORLD IN A FIT OF ABSENCE OF MIND
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː æn haɪpˈɜːbəli tə dᵻklˈɛɹ, wɪð sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn sˈiːli, ðæt wiː kˈɑːŋkɚd hˈæf ðə wˈɜːld ɪn ɐ fˈɪt ʌv ˈæbsəns ʌv mˈaɪnd.