text_original: 1865] GLADSTONE'S FIRST BUDGET 215 in administrative capacity, and several men of first rate ability, notably Mr. Card well, had necessarily to be content with subordin  ate office, but it may be questioned whether their aggregate strength was at all equal to the sum of their individual capacities.
text_transcription: IN ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AND SEVERAL MEN OF FIRST RATE ABILITY NOTABLY MISTER CARDWELL HAD NECESSARILY TO BE CONTENT WITH SUBORDINATE OFFICE BUT IT MAY BE QUESTIONED WHETHER THEIR AGGREGATE STRENGTH WAS AT ALL EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES
phonemes: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv] ɡlˈædstoʊnz fˈɜːst bˈʌdʒɪt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn ɪn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv kəpˈæsᵻɾi, ænd sˈɛvɹəl mˈɛn ʌv fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪt ɐbˈɪləɾi, nˈoʊɾəbli mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːɹd wˈɛl, hæd nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli təbi kəntˈɛnt wɪð sˈʌbɔːɹdˌɪn ˈeɪt ˈɑːfɪs, bˌʌt ɪt mˈeɪ biː kwˈɛstʃənd wˈɛðɚ ðɛɹ ˈæɡɹɪɡˌeɪt stɹˈɛŋθ wʌz æɾ ˈɔːl ˈiːkwəl tə ðə sˈʌm ʌv ðɛɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl kəpˈæsᵻɾiz.