text_original: Lord John endeavored to convince him that such an idea went entirely outside the limits of sober reality; but Napoleon refused to be convinced, and blandly put the question aside with the manner of one who knows better but does not particularly care to impress his opinion on unwilling ears.
text_transcription: LORD JOHN ENDEAVORED TO CONVINCE HIM THAT SUCH AN IDEA WENT ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF SOBER REALITY BUT NAPOLEON REFUSED TO BE CONVINCED AND BLANDLY PUT THE QUESTION ASIDE WITH THE MANNER OF ONE WHO KNOWS BETTER BUT DOES NOT PARTICULARLY CARE TO IMPRESS HIS OPINION ON UNWILLING YEARS
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɛndˈɛvɚd tə kənvˈɪns hˌɪm ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐn aɪdˈiə wɛnt ɛntˈaɪɚli aʊtsˈaɪd ðə lˈɪmɪts ʌv sˈoʊbɚ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi; bˌʌt nɐpˈoʊlɪən ɹᵻfjˈuːzd təbi kənvˈɪnst, ænd blˈændli pˌʊt ðə kwˈɛstʃən ɐsˈaɪd wɪððə mˈænɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː nˈoʊz bˈɛɾɚ bˌʌt dʌznˌɑːt pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli kˈɛɹ tʊ ɪmpɹˈɛs hɪz əpˈɪniən ˌɔn ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ ˈɪɹz.