text_original: At the present day, when more than forty years have passed over his tomb in Westminster Abbey, it is a question still keenly contested every now and then, whether Macaulay fully realized or barely failed to realize the expectations which men were forming of him on that day when Charles Greville met him for the first time, and was amazed to find, as the conversation went on, that he was sitting next to Macaulay.
text_transcription: AT THE PRESENT DAY WHEN MORE THAN FORTY YEARS HAVE PASSED OVER HIS TOMB IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY IT IS A QUESTION STILL KEENLY CONTESTED EVERY NOW AND THEN WHETHER MC CAULLY FULLY REALISED OR BARELY FAILED TO REALIZE THE EXPECTATIONS WHICH MEN WERE FORMING OF HIM ON THAT DAY WHEN CHARLES GREVILLE MET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS AMAZED TO FIND AS THE CONVERSATION WENT ON THAT HE WAS SITTING NEXT TO MC CAULLY
phonemes: æt ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ, wˌɛn mˈɔːɹ ðɐn fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz hæv pˈæst ˌoʊvɚ hɪz tˈuːm ɪn wˈɛstmɪnstɚɹ ˈæbi, ɪɾ ɪz ɐ kwˈɛstʃən stˈɪl kˈiːnli kəntˈɛstᵻd ˈɛvɹi nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn, wˈɛðɚ mˈækəlˌeɪ fˈʊli ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ɔːɹ bˈɛɹli fˈeɪld tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðɪ ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ mˈɛn wɜː fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ʌv hˌɪm ˌɔn ðæt dˈeɪ wɛn tʃˈɑːɹlz ɡɹˈɛvɪl mˈɛt hˌɪm fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm, ænd wʌz ɐmˈeɪzd tə fˈaɪnd, æz ðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɛnt ˈɔn, ðæt hiː wʌz sˈɪɾɪŋ nˈɛkst tə mˈækəlˌeɪ.