text_original: The general elections were approaching ; the Parliament then sitting had nearly run its course. The Patriots had been making every possible preparation for a decisive struggle against Walpole. They had been using every weapon which partisan hatred and political craft could supply or suggest.
text_transcription: THE GENERAL ELECTIONS WERE APPROACHING THE PARLIAMENT THEN SITTING HAD NEARLY RUN ITS COURSE THE PATRIOTS HAD BEEN MAKING EVERY POSSIBLE PREPARATION FOR A DECISIVE STRUGGLE AGAINST WALPOLE THEY HAD BEEN USING EVERY WEAPON WHICH PARTISAN HATRED AND POLITICAL CRAFT COULD SUPPLY OR SUGGEST
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz wɜːɹ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ ; ðə pˈɑːɹləmənt ðˈɛn sˈɪɾɪŋ hæd nˌɪɹli ɹˈʌn ɪts kˈɔːɹs. ðə pˈeɪtɹɪəts hɐdbɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ ˈɛvɹi pˈɑːsᵻbəl pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚɹə dᵻsˈaɪsɪv stɹˈʌɡəl ɐɡˈɛnst wˈɔlpoʊl. ðeɪ hɐdbɪn jˈuːzɪŋ ˈɛvɹi wˈɛpən wˌɪtʃ pˈɑːɹɾɪsən hˈeɪtɹɪd ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kɹˈæft kʊd səplˈaɪ ɔːɹ sədʒˈɛst.