text_original: The Senate, as then constituted, was to consist of seventy  two members, and was, like that of the United States, to embody and emphasize the federal idea.
text_transcription: THE SENATE AS THEN CONSTITUTED WAS TO CONSIST OF SEVENTY TWO MEMBERS AND WAS LIKE THAT OF THE UNITED STATES TO EMBODY AND EMPHASIZE THE FEDERAL IDEA
phonemes: ðə sˈɛnət, æz ðˈɛn kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd, wʌz tə kənsˈɪst ʌv sˈɛvənti tˈuː mˈɛmbɚz, ænd wʌz, lˈaɪk ðæt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, tʊ ɛmbˈɑːdi ænd ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl aɪdˈiə.