text_original: The Queen's devotional exercises were nothing but a mere per  formance carried on sometimes through a half  opened door, the attendant minister on one side of the door and the gossiping, chattering ladies on the other. The lead  ing statesmen of the age were avowedly indifferent or professedly unbelieving.
text_transcription: THE QUEEN'S DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES WERE NOTHING BUT A MERE PERFORMANCE CARRIED ON SOMETIMES THROUGH A HALF OPENED DOOR THE ATTENDANT MINISTER ON ONE SIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE GOSSIPING CHATTERING LADIES ON THE OTHER THE LEADING STATESMEN OF THE AGE WERE AVOWEDLY INDIFFERENT OR PROFESSEDLY UNBELIEVING
phonemes: ðə kwˈiːnz dɪvˈoʊʃənəl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz wɜː nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ɐ mˈɪɹ pɜː fˈɔːɹməns kˈæɹid ˌɔn sˈʌmtaɪmz θɹuː ɐ hˈæf ˈoʊpənd dˈɔːɹ, ðɪ ɐtˈɛndənt mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ˌɔn wˈʌn sˈaɪd ʌvðə dˈɔːɹ ænd ðə ɡˈɑːsɪpɪŋ, tʃˈæɾɚɹɪŋ lˈeɪdiz ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ. ðə lˈiːd ˈɪŋ stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ wɜːɹ ɐvˈaʊᵻdli ɪndˈɪfɹənt ɔːɹ pɹəfˈɛsᵻdli ʌnbᵻlˈiːvɪŋ.