text_original: The Paymaster's Office became a regular mart where parliamentary votes were bought and sold as unblushingly as humbler folk bought and sold groceries across a counter.
text_transcription: THE PAYMASTER'S OFFICE BECAME A REGULAR MART WHERE PARLIAMENTARY VOTES WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD AS UNBLUSHINGLY AS HUMBLER FOLK BOUGHT AND SOLD GROCERIES ACROSS A COUNTER
phonemes: ðə pˈeɪmæstɚz ˈɑːfɪs bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ mˈɑːɹt wˌɛɹ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi vˈoʊts wɜː bˈɔːt ænd sˈoʊld æz ʌnblˈʌʃɪŋli æz hˈʌmblɚ fˈoʊk bˈɔːt ænd sˈoʊld ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹiz əkɹˌɑːs ɐ kˈaʊntɚ.