text_original: Originally established in the reign of Charles II. the War Office had always been conspicuous, even among Government Offices, for maladministration. The nation had never taken the department seriously and had always regarded it as a temporary expedient with which it might be possible in time to dispense.
text_transcription: ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES THE SECOND THE WAR OFFICE HAD ALWAYS BEEN CONSPICUOUS EVEN AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR MALADMINISTRATION THE NATION HAD NEVER TAKEN THE DEPARTMENT SERIOUSLY AND HAD ALWAYS REGARDED IT AS A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT WITH WHICH IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IN TIME TO DISPENSE
phonemes: ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪnðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn kənspˈɪkjuːəs, ˈiːvən ɐmˌʌŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɑːfɪsᵻz, fɔːɹ mˌælɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən. ðə nˈeɪʃən hæd nˈɛvɚ tˈeɪkən ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt sˈɪɹiəsli ænd hæd ˈɔːlweɪz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ɪɾ æz ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɛkspˈiːdiənt wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɪt mˌaɪt biː pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɪn tˈaɪm tə dɪspˈɛns.