text_original: Political life in England had, during all this time, been passing through a very peculiar period of transition. When we speak of political life we are speaking merely of the life that went on in St. James's Palace, in the House of Lords, and in the House of Commons.
text_transcription: POLITICAL LIFE IN ENGLAND HAD DURING ALL THIS TIME BEEN PASSING THROUGH A VERY PECULIAR PERIOD OF TRANSITION WHEN WE SPEAK OF POLITICAL LIFE WE ARE SPEAKING MERELY OF THE LIFE THAT WENT ON IN SAINT JAMES'S PALACE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
phonemes: pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd hˌæd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɔːl ðɪs tˈaɪm, bˌɪn pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː ɐ vˈɛɹi pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv tɹænsˈɪʃən. wˌɛn wiː spˈiːk ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf wiː ɑːɹ spˈiːkɪŋ mˈɪɹli ʌvðə lˈaɪf ðæt wɛnt ˈɔn ɪn sənt. dʒˈeɪmzᵻz pˈælɪs, ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz, ænd ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz.