text_original: The King, for some reason or other, was anxious that a dissolution should take place as soon as possible. It may be that he was merely desirous to find out how far the existing Ministry had the support of the country, although it does not seem quite likely that William's intelligence could have carried him so near to the level of statesmanship as to make this elementary question a {103} matter of consideration in his mind.
text_transcription: THE KING FOR SOME REASON OR OTHER WAS ANXIOUS THAT A DISSOLUTION SHOULD TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IT MAY BE THAT HE WAS MERELY DESIROUS TO FIND OUT HOW FAR THE EXISTING MINISTRY HAD THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTRY ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT SEEM QUITE LIKELY THAT WILLIAM'S INTELLIGENCE COULD HAVE CARRIED HIM SO NEAR TO THE LEVEL OF STATESMANSHIP AS TO MAKE THIS ELEMENTARY QUESTION A MATTER OF CONSIDERATION IN HIS MIND
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ, fɔːɹ sˌʌm ɹˈiːzən ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ, wʌz ˈæŋʃəs ðˌæɾə dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ʃˌʊd tˈeɪk plˈeɪs æz sˈuːn æz pˈɑːsᵻbəl. ɪt mˈeɪ biː ðæt hiː wʌz mˈɪɹli dɪzˈaɪɚɹəs tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ mˈɪnɪstɹi hæd ðə səpˈɔːɹt ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt dʌznˌɑːt sˈiːm kwˈaɪt lˈaɪkli ðæt wˈɪljəmz ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns kˌʊdɐv kˈæɹid hˌɪm sˌoʊ nˌɪɹ tə ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp æz tə mˌeɪk ðɪs ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi kwˈɛstʃən ˈeɪ {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː} mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn hɪz mˈaɪnd.