text_original: But at the time when the new House was built, the general impression of statesmen on both sides seemed to be that, if the chamber were made spacious enough to give a seat to every member, the result would be {271} that the room would be too large for anything like practical, easy, and satisfactory discussion, and that the chamber would become a mere hall of declamation.
text_transcription: BUT AT THE TIME WHEN THE NEW HOUSE WAS BUILT THE GENERAL IMPRESSION OF STATESMEN ON BOTH SIDES SEEMED TO BE THAT IF THE CHAMBER WERE MADE SPACIOUS ENOUGH TO GIVE A SEAT TO EVERY MEMBER THE RESULT WOULD BE THAT THE ROOM WOULD BE TOO LARGE FOR ANYTHING LIKE PRACTICAL EASY AND SATISFACTORY DISCUSSION AND THAT THE CHAMBER WOULD BECOME A MERE HALL OF DECLAMATION
phonemes: bˌʌt æt ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə nˈuː hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪmpɹˈɛʃən ʌv stˈeɪtsmɛn ˌɔn bˈoʊθ sˈaɪdz sˈiːmd təbi ðˈæt, ɪf ðə tʃˈeɪmbɚ wɜː mˌeɪd spˈeɪʃəs ɪnˈʌf tə ɡˈɪv ɐ sˈiːt tʊ ˈɛvɹi mˈɛmbɚ, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʊd bˈiː {tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn} ðætðə ɹˈuːm wʊd biː tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ fɔːɹ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk pɹˈæktɪkəl, ˈiːzi, ænd sˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹi dɪskˈʌʃən, ænd ðætðə tʃˈeɪmbɚ wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐ mˈɪɹ hˈɔːl ʌv dᵻklɐmˈeɪʃən.