text_original: But then the King had to be won over, and nobody knew better than Wellington did how difficult this task must be. Yet he did not despair. He had had some experience of the King's resistance and the only means by which it could be got over. Again and again he had had occasion to urge on the sovereign the adoption of some course to which George, at first, was obstinately opposed, and he knew that quiet persistence was the only way of carrying his point.
text_transcription: BUT THEN THE KING HAD TO BE WON OVER AND NOBODY KNEW BETTER THAN WELLINGTON DID HOW DIFFICULT THIS TASK MUST BE YET HE DID NOT DESPAIR HE HAD HAD SOME EXPERIENCE OF THE KING'S RESISTANCE IN THE ONLY MEANS BY WHICH IT COULD BE GOT OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN HE HAD OCCASION TO URGE ON THE SOVEREIGN THE ADOPTION OF SOME COURSE TO WHICH GEORGE AT FIRST WAS OBSTINATELY OPPOSED AND HE KNEW THAT QUIET PERSISTENCE WAS THE ONLY WAY OF CARRYING HIS POINT
phonemes: bˌʌt ðˈɛn ðə kˈɪŋ hædtə biː wˈʌn ˈoʊvɚ, ænd nˈoʊbɑːdi nˈuː bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn wˈɛlɪŋtən dˈɪd hˌaʊ dˈɪfɪkəlt ðɪs tˈæsk mˈʌst bˈiː. jˈɛt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt dᵻspˈɛɹ. hiː hæd hˌæd sʌm ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌvðə kˈɪŋz ɹᵻsˈɪstəns ænd ðɪ ˈoʊnli mˈiːnz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪt kʊd biː ɡɑːt ˈoʊvɚ. ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn hiː hæd hæd əkˈeɪʒən tʊ ˈɜːdʒ ɔnðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ðɪ ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌv sˌʌm kˈɔːɹs tʊ wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ, æt fˈɜːst, wʌz ˈɑːbstᵻnətli əpˈoʊzd, ænd hiː nˈuː ðæt kwˈaɪət pɚsˈɪstəns wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈeɪ ʌv kˈæɹiɪŋ hɪz pˈɔɪnt.