text_original: The King, as usual on such occasions, was flurried, awkward, and hot tempered, and when he had made up his mind to yield to the advice of his ministers he could not so far master his temper as to make his decision seem a graceful concession.
text_transcription: THE KING AS USUAL ON SUCH OCCASIONS WAS FLURRIED AWKWARD AND HOT TEMPERED AND WHEN HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO YIELD TO THE ADVICE OF HIS MINISTERS HE COULD NOT SO FAR MASTER HIS TEMPER AS TO MAKE HIS DECISION SEEM A GRACEFUL CONCESSION
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ, æz jˈuːʒuːəl ˌɔn sˈʌtʃ əkˈeɪʒənz, wʌz flˈɜːɹid, ˈɔːkwɚd, ænd hˈɑːt tˈɛmpɚd, ænd wɛn hiː hæd mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɪz mˈaɪnd tə jˈiːld tə ðɪ ɐdvˈaɪs ʌv hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚz hiː kʊd nˌɑːt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ mˈæstɚ hɪz tˈɛmpɚɹ æz tə mˌeɪk hɪz dᵻsˈɪʒən sˈiːm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪsfəl kənsˈɛʃən.