text_original: Not merely did he make no pretensions to oratory, but, even for a country gentleman, he could not be regarded as a particularly good speaker. Yet he undoubtedly was a man of much weight in the Parliamentary life of his time.
text_transcription: NOT MERELY DID HE MAKE NO PRETENSIONS TO ORATORY BUT EVEN FOR A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN HE COULD NOT BE REGARDED AS A PARTICULARLY GOOD SPEAKER YET HE UNDOUBTEDLY WAS A MAN OF MUCH WEIGHT IN THE PARLIAMENTARY LIFE OF HIS TIME
phonemes: nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli dˈɪd hiː mˌeɪk nˈoʊ pɹɪtˈɛnʃənz tʊ ˈɔːɹətˌɔːɹi, bˌʌt, ˈiːvən fɚɹə kˈʌntɹi dʒˈɛntəlmən, hiː kʊd nˌɑːt biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɡˈʊd spˈiːkɚ. jˈɛt hiː ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv mˈʌtʃ wˈeɪt ɪnðə pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi lˈaɪf ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.