text_original: Perhaps it was a hard choice between giving up the man he had promised to protect, and seeing the Council, which he had done so much to collect and from which he hoped such great things, fall to pieces, its work half done.
text_transcription: PERHAPS IT WAS A HARD CHOICE BETWEEN GIVING UP THE MAN HE HAD PROMISED TO PROTECT AND SEEING THE COUNSEL WHICH HE HAD DONE SO MUCH TO COLLECT AND FROM WHICH HE HOPED SUCH GREAT THINGS FALL TO PIECES ITS WORK HALF DONE
phonemes: pɚhˈæps ɪt wʌzɐ hˈɑːɹd tʃˈɔɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˌʌp ðə mˈæn hiː hæd pɹˈɑːmɪst tə pɹətˈɛkt, ænd sˈiːɪŋ ðə kˈaʊnsəl, wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd dˈʌn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tə kəlˈɛkt ænd fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː hˈoʊpt sˈʌtʃ ɡɹˈeɪt θˈɪŋz, fˈɔːl tə pˈiːsᵻz, ɪts wˈɜːk hˈæf dˈʌn.