text_original: They proved to be more drastic than even the most sanguine Radicals had dared to hope. The first feature of the Bill was a large measure of disfranchisement. Sixty boroughs with less than 2,000 inhabitants apiece, returning in the aggregate 119 members, were to be totally disfranchised ; the united boroughs of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis were to lose two of their four members ; 47 other boroughs, with more than 2,000 but less than ^ii. 264.
text_transcription: THEY PROVED TO BE MORE DRASTIC THAN EVEN THE MOST SANGUINE RADICALS HAD DARED TO HOPE THE FIRST FEATURE OF THE BILL WAS A LARGE MEASURE OF DISFRANCHISEMENT SIXTY BOROUGHS WITH LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND INHABITANTS APIECE RETURNING IN THE AGGREGATE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN MEMBERS WERE TO BE TOTALLY DISFRANCHISED THE UNITED BOROUGHS OF WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS WERE TO LOSE TWO OF THEIR FOUR MEMBERS FORTY SEVEN OTHER BOROUGHS WITH MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND BUT
phonemes: ðeɪ pɹˈuːvd təbi mˈɔːɹ dɹˈæstɪk ðɐn ˈiːvən ðə mˈoʊst sˈæŋɡwɪn ɹˈædɪkəlz hæd dˈɛɹd tə hˈoʊp. ðə fˈɜːst fˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɪl wʌzɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv dɪsfɹˈæntʃaɪzmənt. sˈɪksti bˈʌɹoʊz wɪð lˈɛs ðɐn tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ɐpˈiːs, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈæɡɹɪɡˌeɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn mˈɛmbɚz, wɜː təbi tˈoʊɾəli dɪsfɹˈæntʃaɪzd ; ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd bˈʌɹoʊz ʌv wˈeɪməθ ænd mˈɛlkuːm ɹˈiːdʒɪs wɜː tə lˈuːz tˈuː ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹ mˈɛmbɚz ; fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən ˈʌðɚ bˈʌɹoʊz, wɪð mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˌʌt lˈɛs ðɐn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ.