text_original: Born in 1770 and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Canning's political career had hitherto been singularly chequered. Enter  ing the House of Commons as a disciple of Pitt in 1793, he was appointed in 1796 to serve his official apprenticeship under Grenville as Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
text_transcription: BORN IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY AND EDUCATED AT ETON AND CHRIST CHURCH CANNING'S POLITICAL CAREER HAD HITHERTO BEEN SINGULARLY CHEQUERED ENTERING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AS A DISCIPLE OF PITT IN SEVENTEEN NINETY THREE HE WAS APPOINTED IN SEVENTEEN NINETY SIX TO SERVE HIS OFFICIAL APPRENTICESHIP UNDER GRENVILLE AS UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
phonemes: bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æɾ ˈiːtən ænd kɹˈaɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, kˈænɪŋz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kɚɹˈɪɹ hæd hˈɪðɚtˌuː bˌɪn sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚli tʃˈɛkɚd. ˈɛntɚɹ ˈɪŋ ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz æz ɐ dɪsˈaɪpəl ʌv pˈɪt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks tə sˈɜːv hɪz əfˈɪʃəl ɐpɹˈɛntɪsʃˌɪp ˌʌndɚ ɡɹˈɛnvɪl æz ˌʌndɚ sˈɛkɹətɹi fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹən ɐfˈɛɹz.