text_original: [Sidenote: 1831  The proposed reforms] The imaginary foreigner who knew nothing about the principle of the workings of our Constitution before his arrival in the country might well have been amazed and confounded, and might have fancied, if he had been a reader of English literature, that he had lost his way somehow, and instead of arriving in England had stumbled into the State of Laputa.
text_transcription: ERS THE IMAGINARY FOREIGNER WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF THE WORKINGS OF OUR CONSTITUTION BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL IN THE COUNTRY MIGHT WELL HAVE BEEN AMAZED AND CONFOUNDED AND MIGHT HAVE FANCIED IF HE HAD BEEN A READER OF ENGLISH LITERATURE THAT HE HAD LOST HIS WAY SOMEHOW AND INSTEAD OF ARRIVING IN ENGLAND HAD STUMBLED INTO THE STATE OF LAPOOTA
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz] ðɪ ɪmˈædʒɪnˌɛɹi fˈɔːɹənɚ hˌuː nˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌvðə wˈɜːkɪŋz ʌv ˌaʊɚ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi mˌaɪt wˈɛl hɐvbɪn ɐmˈeɪzd ænd kənfˈaʊndᵻd, ænd mˌaɪthɐv fˈænsid, ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ ɹˈiːdɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ðæt hiː hæd lˈɔst hɪz wˈeɪ sˈʌmhaʊ, ænd ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd stˈʌmbəld ˌɪntʊ ðə stˈeɪt ʌv lˈæpjuːɾə.