text_original: But it seems hard indeed to understand how any sane Englishman could have believed that {278} the simple, loyal, unselfish Duke of Wellington could allow such an idea to enter his mind for a moment, or could see his way to make it a reality even if he did entertain it.
text_transcription: BUT IT SEEMS HARD INDEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANY SANE ENGLISHMAN COULD HAVE BELIEVED THAT THE SIMPLE LOYAL UNSELFISH DUKE OF WELLINGTON COULD ALLOW SUCH AN IDEA TO ENTER HIS MIND FOR A MOMENT OR COULD SEE HIS WAY TO MAKE IT A REALITY EVEN IF HE DID ENTERTAIN IT
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt sˈiːmz hˈɑːɹd ˌɪndˈiːd tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ ˌɛni sˈeɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən kˌʊdɐv bᵻlˈiːvd ðˈæt {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt} ðə sˈɪmpəl, lˈɔɪəl, ʌnsˈɛlfɪʃ dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən kʊd ɐlˈaʊ sˈʌtʃ ɐn aɪdˈiə tʊ ˈɛntɚ hɪz mˈaɪnd fɚɹə mˈoʊmənt, ɔːɹ kʊd sˈiː hɪz wˈeɪ tə mˌeɪk ɪɾ ɐ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ˈiːvən ɪf hiː dˈɪd ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn ɪt.