text_original: For some time past the Ducal office had been becoming more and more an empty honour, and the theory that he was the delegate of the people little but a picturesque pretence.
text_transcription: FOR SOME TIME PAST THE DUCAL OFFICE HAD BEEN BECOMING MORE AND MORE AN EMPTY HONOR AND THE THEORY THAT HE WAS THE DELEGATE OF THE PEOPLE LITTLE BUT A PICTURESQUE PRETENCE
phonemes: fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm pˈæst ðə dˈuːkəl ˈɑːfɪs hɐdbɪn bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ ɐn ˈɛmpti ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ðə θˈiəɹi ðæt hiː wʌzðə dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt ʌvðə pˈiːpəl lˈɪɾəl bˌʌt ɐ pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk pɹˈiːtɛns.