text_original: The King's friends found themselves well represented in a Ministry that was otherwise as much a thing of shreds and patches as a harlequin's coat. Pitt had tried to make a chemical combination, but he only succeeded in making a mixture that might at any time dissolve into its component parts.
text_transcription: THE KING'S FRIENDS FOUND THEMSELVES WELL REPRESENTED IN A MINISTRY THAT WAS OTHERWISE AS MUCH A THING OF SHREDS AND PATCHES AS A HARLEQUIN'S COAT PITT HAD TRIED TO MAKE A CHEMICAL COMBINATION BUT HE ONLY SUCCEEDED IN MAKING A MIXTURE THAT MIGHT AT ANY TIME DISSOLVE INTO ITS COMPONENT PARTS
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋz fɹˈɛndz fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz wˈɛl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɪn ɐ mˈɪnɪstɹi ðæt wʌz ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz æz mˈʌtʃ ɐ θˈɪŋ ʌv ʃɹˈɛdz ænd pˈætʃᵻz æz ɐ hˈɑːɹlɪkwˌɪnz kˈoʊt. pˈɪt hæd tɹˈaɪd tə mˌeɪk ɐ kˈɛmɪkəl kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt hiː ˈoʊnli səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚ ðæt mˌaɪt æɾ ˌɛni tˈaɪm dɪsˈɑːlv ˌɪntʊ ɪts kəmpˈoʊnənt pˈɑːɹts.