text_original: His rule began in storm and gloom, and gloomy and stormy it remained. The first act of his Administration roused the fiercest controversy. A bad harvest had raised the price of food almost to famine height.
text_transcription: HIS RULE BEGAN IN STORM AND GLOOM AND GLOOMY AND STORMY IT REMAINED THE FIRST ACT OF HIS ADMINISTRATION ROUSED THE FIERCEST CONTROVERSY A BAD HARVEST HAD RAISED THE PRICE OF FOOD ALMOST TO FAMINE HEIGHT
phonemes: hɪz ɹˈuːl bɪɡˈæn ɪn stˈɔːɹm ænd ɡlˈuːm, ænd ɡlˈuːmi ænd stˈɔːɹmi ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd. ðə fˈɜːst ˈækt ʌv hɪz ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ɹˈaʊzd ðə fˈɪɹsɪst kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi. ɐ bˈæd hˈɑːɹvɪst hæd ɹˈeɪzd ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv fˈuːd ˈɔːlmoʊst tə fˈæmɪn hˈaɪt.