text_original: The Duke of Wellington was undoubtedly one of the greatest soldiers the world has ever seen. As a soldier of conquest he was not indeed to be compared with an Alexander, a Caesar, or a Napoleon, but as a soldier of defence he has probably never had a superior.
text_transcription: THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON WAS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE GREATEST SOLDIERS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN AS A SOLDIER OF CONQUEST HE WAS NOT INDEED TO BE COMPARED WITH AN ALEXANDER A CAESAR OR A NAPOLEON BUT AS A SOLDIER OF DEFENSE HE HAS PROBABLY NEVER HAD A SUPERIOR
phonemes: ðə dˈuːk ʌv wˈɛlɪŋtən wʌz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst sˈoʊldʒɚz ðə wˈɜːld hɐz ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn. æz ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːŋkwɛst hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ˌɪndˈiːd təbi kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð ɐn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, ɐ sˈiːzɚ, ɔːɹ ɐ nɐpˈoʊlɪən, bˌʌt æz ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌv dᵻfˈɛns hiː hɐz pɹˈɑːbəbli nˈɛvɚ hæd ɐ suːpˈiəɹɪɚ.