text_original: Poland was a republic with an elective king, and a very peculiar form of constitution, by virtue of which any one of the estates or electoral colleges of the realm was in a position to stop the action of all the others at any crisis when de  cision was especially needed.
text_transcription: POLAND WAS A REPUBLIC WITH AN ELECTIVE KING AND A VERY PECULIAR FORM OF CONSTITUTION BY VIRTUE OF WHICH ANY ONE OF THE ESTATES OR ELECTORAL COLLEGES OF THE REALM WAS IN A POSITION TO STOP THE ACTION OF ALL THE OTHERS AT ANY CRISIS WHEN DECISION WAS ESPECIALLY NEEDED
phonemes: pˈoʊlənd wʌzɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk wɪð ɐn ᵻlˈɛktɪv kˈɪŋ, ænd ɐ vˈɛɹi pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ fˈɔːɹm ʌv kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˌɛni wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts ɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹəl kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə ɹˈɛlm wʌz ɪn ɐ pəzˈɪʃən tə stˈɑːp ðɪ ˈækʃən ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚz æɾ ˌɛni kɹˈaɪsɪs wɛn də sˈɪʒən wʌz ɪspˈɛʃəli nˈiːdᵻd.