text_original: This was the moment at which, if at all, the Lords should have made their stand. In 1860 the position they adopted was relatively weak. In 1861 they were challenged on grounds not merely defensible but constitutionally impregnable.
text_transcription: THIS WAS THE MOMENT AT WHICH IF AT ALL THE LORDS SHOULD HAVE MADE THEIR STAND IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY THE POSITION THEY ADOPTED WAS RELATIVELY WEAK IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY ONE THEY WERE CHALLENGED ON GROUNDS NOT MERELY DEFENSIBLE BUT CONSTITUTIONALLY IMPREGNABLE
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzðə mˈoʊmənt æt wˈɪtʃ, ɪf æɾ ˈɔːl, ðə lˈɔːɹdz ʃˌʊdəv mˌeɪd ðɛɹ stˈænd. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ðə pəzˈɪʃən ðeɪ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd wʌz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli wˈiːk. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ðeɪ wɜː tʃˈælɪndʒd ˌɔn ɡɹˈaʊndz nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli dᵻfˈɛnsᵻbəl bˌʌt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəli ɪmpɹˈɛɡnəbəl.