text_original: The great families of landed proprietors naturally monopolized among them the representation of the counties, and many of them enjoyed also the ownership of the small decaying or totally decayed boroughs which still retained the right of returning members to Parliament.
text_transcription: THE GREAT FAMILIES OF LANDED PROPRIETORS NATURALLY MONOPOLIZED AMONG THEM THE REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTIES AND MANY OF THEM ENJOYED ALSO THE OWNERSHIP OF THE SMALL DECAYING OR TOTALLY DECAYED BOROUGHS WHICH STILL RETAINED THE RIGHT OF RETURNING MEMBERS TO PARLIAMENT
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt fˈæmɪliz ʌv lˈændᵻd pɹəpɹˈaɪəɾɚz nˈætʃɚɹəli mənˈɑːpəlˌaɪzd ɐmˌʌŋ ðˌɛm ðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈaʊntiz, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm ɛndʒˈɔɪd ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɪ ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə smˈɔːl dᵻkˈeɪɪŋ ɔːɹ tˈoʊɾəli dᵻkˈeɪd bˈʌɹoʊz wˌɪtʃ stˈɪl ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ mˈɛmbɚz tə pˈɑːɹləmənt.