text_original: Since then he had served the King in diplomacy. He had been Minister to the Hague, and the Hague then was a very different place, in the diplomatist's sense, from what it is now or is ever likely to be again.
text_transcription: SINCE THEN HE HAD SERVED THE KING IN DIPLOMACY HE HAD BEEN MINISTER TO THE HAGUE AND THE HAGUE THEN WAS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE IN THE DIPLOMATIST SENSE FROM WHAT IT IS NOW OR IS EVER LIKELY TO BE AGAIN
phonemes: sˈɪns ðˈɛn hiː hæd sˈɜːvd ðə kˈɪŋ ɪn dɪplˈoʊməsi. hiː hɐdbɪn mˈɪnɪstɚ tə ðə hˈeɪɡ, ænd ðə hˈeɪɡ ðˈɛn wʌzɐ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɹənt plˈeɪs, ɪnðə dˈɪpləmətˌɪsts sˈɛns, fɹʌm wʌt ɪɾ ɪz nˈaʊ ɔːɹ ɪz ˈɛvɚ lˈaɪkli təbi ɐɡˈɛn.