text_original: The Court party made a desperate effort to defeat him. They had tried and failed to prevent him from being elected to Parliament. They had tried and failed to prevent him from being made alderman, from being made sheriff. They now tried with all their might to prevent him from being made Lord Mayor.
text_transcription: THE COURT PARTY MADE A DESPERATE EFFORT TO DEFEAT HIM THEY HAD TRIED AND FAILED TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT THEY HAD TRIED AND FAILED TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING MADE ALDERMEN FROM BEING MADE SHERIFF THEY NOW TRIED WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING MADE LORD MAYOR
phonemes: ðə kˈɔːɹt pˈɑːɹɾi mˌeɪd ɐ dˈɛspɚɹət ˈɛfɚt tə dᵻfˈiːt hˌɪm. ðeɪ hæd tɹˈaɪd ænd fˈeɪld tə pɹɪvˈɛnt hˌɪm fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə pˈɑːɹləmənt. ðeɪ hæd tɹˈaɪd ænd fˈeɪld tə pɹɪvˈɛnt hˌɪm fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ mˌeɪd ˈɔːldɚmən, fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ mˌeɪd ʃˈɛɹɪf. ðeɪ nˈaʊ tɹˈaɪd wɪð ˈɔːl ðɛɹ mˌaɪt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt hˌɪm fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ mˌeɪd lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚ.