text_original: No doubt it had long seemed to George that the heir to the English throne ought to have taken a leading part in a battle which was a turning point in the history of England, and by degrees he had contrived to persuade himself into the belief that he had actually done the deeds required by the dramatic fitness of things, for it was well known that, at certain seasons of inspiration, he had described himself as leading a desperate charge at Waterloo.
text_transcription: NO DOUBT IT HAD LONG SEEMED TO GEORGE THAT THE HEIR TO THE ENGLISH THRONE OUGHT TO HAVE TAKEN A LEADING PART IN A BATTLE WHICH WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND AND BY DEGREES HE HAD CONTRIVED TO PERSUADE HIMSELF INTO THE BELIEF THAT HE HAD ACTUALLY DONE THE DEEDS REQUIRED BY THE DRAMATIC FITNESS OF THINGS FOR IT WAS WELL KNOWN THAT AT CERTAIN SEASONS OF INSPIRATION HE HAD DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS LEADING A DESPERATE CHARGE AT WATERLOO
phonemes: nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ɪt hæd lˈɔŋ sˈiːmd tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðætðɪ ˈɛɹ tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ θɹˈoʊn ˈɔːt tə hæv tˈeɪkən ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɐ bˈæɾəl wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ tˈɜːnɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd baɪ dᵻɡɹˈiːz hiː hæd kəntɹˈaɪvd tə pɚswˈeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɪntʊ ðə bᵻlˈiːf ðæt hiː hæd ˈæktʃuːəli dˈʌn ðə dˈiːdz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə dɹəmˈæɾɪk fˈɪtnəs ʌv θˈɪŋz, fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz wˈɛl nˈoʊn ðˈæt, æt sˈɜːʔn̩ sˈiːzənz ʌv ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən, hiː hæd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɪmsˈɛlf æz lˈiːdɪŋ ɐ dˈɛspɚɹət tʃˈɑːɹdʒ æt wˈɔːɾɚlˌuː.