text_original: The London Conference agreed on certain modifications of the bases de separation, and on June 26th Leopold accepted the Crown. A wiser choice could not have been made ; but the difficulties which confronted the new monarch were appalling.
text_transcription: THE LONDON CONFERENCE AGREED ON CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS OF THE BAS DE SEI PARASCO AND ON JUNE TWENTY SIXTH LEOPOLD ACCEPTED THE CROWN A WISER CHOICE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH CONFRONTED THE NEW MONARCH WERE APPALLING
phonemes: ðə lˈʌndən kˈɑːnfɹəns ɐɡɹˈiːd ˌɔn sˈɜːʔn̩ mˌɑːdɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə bˈeɪsᵻz də sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ænd ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ lˈiəpoʊld ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðə kɹˈaʊn. ɐ wˈaɪzɚ tʃˈɔɪs kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv bˌɪn mˈeɪd ; bˌʌt ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wˌɪtʃ kənfɹˈʌntᵻd ðə nˈuː mˈɑːnɚk wɜːɹ ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ.