text_original: The practice of election and all its consequent evils were thoroughly established by this time, but there were constant disputes about the actual claim to Electoral votes. Did they belong to the great fiefs themselves, or to the great famihes which held those fiefs, or to the Imperial offices which members of those families generally filled
text_transcription: THE PRACTICE OF ELECTION AND ALL ITS CONSEQUENT EVILS WERE THOROUGHLY ESTABLISHED BY THIS TIME BUT THERE WERE CONSISTENT DISPUTES ABOUT THE ACTUAL CLAIM TO ELECTORAL VOTES DID THEY BELONG TO THE GREAT THIEFS THEMSELVES OR TO THE GREAT FAMILIES WHICH HELD THOSE THIEFS OR TO THE IMPERIAL OFFICES WHICH MEMBERS OF THOSE FAMILIES GENERALLY FILLED
phonemes: ðə pɹˈæktɪs ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃən ænd ˈɔːl ɪts kˈɑːnsɪkwənt ˈiːvəlz wɜː θˈʌɹoʊli ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː kˈɑːnstənt dɪspjˈuːts ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl klˈeɪm tʊ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl vˈoʊts. dˈɪd ðeɪ bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈiːfs ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ɔːɹ tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈæmɪhz wˌɪtʃ hˈɛld ðoʊz fˈiːfs, ɔːɹ tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈɑːfɪsᵻz wˌɪtʃ mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ðoʊz fˈæmɪliz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli fˈɪld