text_original: Less than two years at the Admiralty and the Foreign Office (1806 1807) represented the sum of his official life. Nevertheless, he was obviously marked out as the chief of a " Reform " Ministry, and the King's choice merely ratified general expectation.
text_transcription: LESS THAN TWO YEARS AT THE ADMIRALTY AND THE FOREIGN OFFICE EIGHTEEN O SIX AND EIGHTEEN O SEVEN REPRESENTED THE SUM OF HIS OFFICIAL LIFE NEVERTHELESS HE WAS OBVIOUSLY MARKED OUT AS THE CHIEF OF A REFORMED MINISTRY AND THE KING'S CHOICE MERELY RATIFIED GENERAL EXPECTATION
phonemes: lˈɛs ðɐn tˈuː jˈɪɹz æt ðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi ænd ðə fˈɔːɹən ˈɑːfɪs (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən) ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə sˈʌm ʌv hɪz əfˈɪʃəl lˈaɪf. nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, hiː wʌz ˈɑːbviəsli mˈɑːɹkt ˈaʊt æz ðə tʃˈiːf əvə " ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm " mˈɪnɪstɹi, ænd ðə kˈɪŋz tʃˈɔɪs mˈɪɹli ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃən.