text_original: ' It was eagerly caught up and be  lieved in ; people wanted to believe in it, and the ear was splendid evidence. The mutilation of Jenkins played much the same part in England that the fabulous insult of the King of Prussia to the French envoy played in the France of 1870.
text_transcription: IT WAS EAGERLY CAUGHT UP AND BELIEVED IN PEOPLE WANTED TO BELIEVE IN IT IN THE EAR WAS SPLENDID EVIDENCE THE MUTILATION OF JENKINS PLAYED MUCH THE SAME PART IN ENGLAND THAT THE FABOUS INSULT OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA TO THE FRENCH ENVOY PLAYED IN FRANCE OF EIGH
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈiːɡɚli kˈɔːt ˌʌp ænd biː lˈiːvd ˈɪn ; pˈiːpəl wˈɔntᵻd tə bᵻlˈiːv ɪn ɪt, ænd ðɪ ˈɪɹ wʌz splˈɛndɪd ˈɛvɪdəns. ðə mjˌuːɾɪlˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈɛŋkɪnz plˈeɪd mˈʌtʃ ðə sˈeɪm pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ðætðə fˈæbjʊləs ˈɪnsʌlt ʌvðə kˈɪŋ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɛnvɔɪ plˈeɪd ɪnðə fɹˈæns ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.