text_original: He hesitated, unwilling to fling his fortunes into the English scale before he was convinced that the English were certain of success, al  though he was himself one of the most important fac  tors in the possibility of that success.
text_transcription: HE HESITATED UNWILLING TO FLING HIS FORTUNES INTO THE ENGLISH SCALE BEFORE HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE ENGLISH WERE CERTAIN OF SUCCESS ALTHOUGH HE WAS HIMSELF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THAT SUCCESS
phonemes: hiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd, ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə flˈɪŋ hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ skˈeɪl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː wʌz kənvˈɪnst ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wɜː sˈɜːʔn̩ ʌv səksˈɛs, ˈæl ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz hɪmsˈɛlf wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt fˈæk tˈɔːɹz ɪnðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ðæt səksˈɛs.