text_original: Mr. Glad  His conspicuous failure to avert ecclesiastical legislation which ^'^tir^m t ^^ ^^ ^^^ highest degree distasteful to him impelled Mr. Gladstone to a step already contemplated. He was now sixty five, wearied and worried by forty years of politics and six years of Premiership.
text_transcription: HIS CONSPICUOUS FAILURE TO AVERT ECCLESIASTICAL LEGISLATION WHICH WAS IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE DISTASTEFUL TO HIM IMPELLED MISTER GLADSTONE TO A STEP ALREADY CONTEMPLATED HE WAS NOW SIXTY FIVE WEARIED AND WORRIED BY FORTY YEARS OF POLITICS AND SIX YEARS OF PREMIERSHIP
phonemes: mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈæd hɪz kənspˈɪkjuːəs fˈeɪlɪɹ tʊ ɐvˈɜːt ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ tˈɜːɹ ˈɛm tˈiː hˈaɪɪst dᵻɡɹˈiː dɪstˈeɪstfəl tə hˌɪm ɪmpˈɛld mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn tʊ ɐ stˈɛp ɔːlɹˌɛdi kˈɑːntəmplˌeɪɾᵻd. hiː wʌz nˈaʊ sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, wˈɪɹid ænd wˈʌɹid baɪ fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks ænd sˈɪks jˈɪɹz ʌv pɹəmˈɪɹʃɪp.