text_original: The Duke was somewhat surprised at this request, for one reason among others that the garment in question did not seem likely to commend itself as a shroud even to a sovereign less particular as to costume than George the Fourth had been.
text_transcription: THE DUKE WAS SOMEWHAT SURPRISED AT THIS REQUEST FOR ONE REASON AMONG OTHERS THAT THE GARMENT IN QUESTION DID NOT SEEM LIKELY TO COMMEND ITSELF AS A SHROUD EVEN TO A SOVEREIGN LESS PARTICULAR AS TO COSTUME THAN GEORGE THE FOURTH HAD BEEN
phonemes: ðə dˈuːk wʌz sˈʌmwʌt sɚpɹˈaɪzd æt ðɪs ɹᵻkwˈɛst, fɔːɹ wˈʌn ɹˈiːzən ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz ðætðə ɡˈɑːɹmənt ɪn kwˈɛstʃən dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm lˈaɪkli tə kəmˈɛnd ɪtsˈɛlf æz ɐ ʃɹˈaʊd ˈiːvən tʊ ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn lˈɛs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚɹ æz tə kˈɔstuːm ðɐn dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðə fˈɔːɹθ hɐdbɪn.