text_original: He waited only for the assur  ance that Spain meant to support the Miguelists by arms. This reached him on December 8th, and four days later he announced to Parliament that an English force was on its way to Portugal.
text_transcription: HE WAITED ONLY FOR THE ASSURANCE THAT SPAIN MEANT TO SUPPORT THE MEGALISTS BY ARMS THIS REACHED HIM ON DECEMBER EIGHTH AND FOUR DAYS LATER HE ANNOUNCED TO PARLIAMENT THAT AN ENGLISH FORCE WAS ON ITS WAY TO PORTUGAL
phonemes: hiː wˈeɪɾᵻd ˈoʊnli fɚðɪ əʃˈʊɹ ˈæns ðæt spˈeɪn mˈɛnt tə səpˈɔːɹt ðə mˈiːɡɪlˌɪsts baɪ ˈɑːɹmz. ðɪs ɹˈiːtʃt hˌɪm ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪtθ, ænd fˈɔːɹ dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ hiː ɐnˈaʊnst tə pˈɑːɹləmənt ðæt ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ fˈɔːɹs wʌz ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ tə pˈɔːɹtʃəɡəl.