text_original: England The rapid sequence of events took the English Cabinet com  Franco  P^^^ely by surprise. The Prime Minister was absorbed in other German matters, and the one member of his Cabinet who might have intervened with effect to avert war passed away on June 27th. Lord Clarendon was one of the safest, if not one of the most biilliant. Foreign Secretaries of the nineteenth century, and his death at this critical moment was an irreparable loss both to England and to Europe.
text_transcription: THE RAPID SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TOOK THE ENGLISH CABINET COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE THE PRIME MINISTER WAS ABSORBED IN OTHER MATTERS AND THE ONE MEMBER OF HIS CABINET WHO MIGHT HAVE INTERVENED WITH EFFECT TO AVERT WAR PASSED AWAY ON JUNE TWENTY SEVENTH LORD CLARENDON WAS ONE OF THE SAFEST IF NOT ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT FOREIGN SECRETARIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND HIS DEATH AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT WAS AN IRREPARABLE LOSS BOTH TO ENGLAND AND TO EUROPE
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd ðə ɹˈæpɪd sˈiːkwəns ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts tˈʊk ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈæbᵻnət kˈɑːm fɹˈæŋkoʊ pˈiː ˈiːli baɪ sɚpɹˈaɪz. ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ wʌz ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ɪn ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɜːmən mˈæɾɚz, ænd ðə wˈʌn mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv hɪz kˈæbᵻnət hˌuː mˌaɪthɐv ˌɪntɚvˈiːnd wɪð ɪfˈɛkt tʊ ɐvˈɜːt wˈɔːɹ pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɛvənθ. lˈɔːɹd klˈæɹɛndən wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈeɪfɪst, ɪf nˌɑːt wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst bˈɪɪlˌiənt. fˈɔːɹən sˈɛkɹətɹiz ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd hɪz dˈɛθ æt ðɪs kɹˈɪɾɪkəl mˈoʊmənt wʌz ɐn ɪɹˈɛpɚɹəbəl lˈɔs bˈoʊθ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd tə jˈʊɹɹəp.