text_original: The young Henry was UM ^^^^^ a selfish, heartless man, consumed with ambi  tion, and was easily persuaded to think that he might restore the empire to its former glory, if he seized the reins of government before it was too late.
text_transcription: THE YOUNG HENRY WAS A SELFISH HEARTLESS MAN CONSUMED WITH AMBITION AND WAS EASILY PERSUADED TO THINK THAT HE MIGHT RESTORE THE EMPIRE TO ITS FORMER GLORY IF HE SEIZED THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE
phonemes: ðə jˈʌŋ hˈɛnɹi wʌz jˌuːˈɛm ɐ sˈɛlfɪʃ, hˈɑːɹtləs mˈæn, kənsˈuːmd wɪð ˈæmbaɪ tɪˈɑːn, ænd wʌz ˈiːzili pɚswˈeɪdᵻd tə θˈɪŋk ðæt hiː mˌaɪt ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ tʊ ɪts fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡlˈɔːɹi, ɪf hiː sˈiːzd ðə ɹˈeɪnz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪt wʌz tˈuː lˈeɪt.