text_original: Bute, drunk with the wild ambitions of a weak man, seems to have believed that in succeeding to Pitt's place he could also succeed to Pitt's genius. Pitt soon became aware of the strength of the cabal against him. While some of his colleagues were disaffected, others were almost openly treacherous.
text_transcription: BUTTE DRUNK WITH THE WILD AMBITIONS OF A WEAK MAN SEEMS TO HAVE BELIEVED THAT IN SUCCEEDING TO PITT'S PLACE HE COULD ALSO SUCCEED TO PITT'S GENIUS PITT SOON BECAME AWARE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE CABAL AGAINST HIM WHILE SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES WERE DISAFFECTED OTHERS WERE ALMOST OPENLY TREACHEROUS
phonemes: bjˈuːt, dɹˈʌŋk wɪððə wˈaɪld æmbˈɪʃənz əvə wˈiːk mˈæn, sˈiːmz tə hæv bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ɪn səksˈiːdɪŋ tə pˈɪts plˈeɪs hiː kʊd ˈɔːlsoʊ səksˈiːd tə pˈɪts dʒˈiːnɪəs. pˈɪt sˈuːn bɪkˌeɪm ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðə stɹˈɛŋθ ʌvðə kɐbˈɑːl ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm. wˌaɪl sˌʌm ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz wɜː dˌɪsɐfˈɛktᵻd, ˈʌðɚz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈoʊpənli tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs.