text_original: Acting, it is understood, under the ad* vice of Bolingbroke, they had been looking out for an opportunity to secede from the House of Commons on the ground that it was vain for patriotic men to try to do their duty to their country in a House of which the majority, narrow though it was, was yet the absolute slave of such a minister as Walpole. They hoped that such a step would have two effects.
text_transcription: ACTING IT IS UNDERSTOOD UNDER THE ADVICE OF BOLINGBROKE THEY HAD BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SECEDE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE GROUND THAT IT WAS VAIN FOR PATRIOTIC MEN TO TRY TO DO THEIR DUTY TO THEIR COUNTRY IN A HOUSE OF WHICH THE MAJORITY NARROW THOUGH IT WAS WAS YET THE ABSOLUTE SLAVE OF SUCH A MINISTER AS WALPOLE THEY HOPED THAT SUCH A STEP WOULD HAVE TWO EFFECTS
phonemes: ˈæktɪŋ, ɪɾ ɪz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd, ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈæd ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk vˈaɪs ʌv bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk, ðeɪ hɐdbɪn lˈʊkɪŋ ˈaʊt fɚɹən ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə sɛsˈiːd fɹʌmðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz vˈeɪn fɔːɹ pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk mˈɛn tə tɹˈaɪ tə dˈuː ðɛɹ dˈuːɾi tə ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi ɪn ɐ hˈaʊs ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi, nˈæɹoʊ ðˌoʊ ɪt wˈʌz, wʌz jˈɛt ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt slˈeɪv ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ æz wˈɔlpoʊl. ðeɪ hˈoʊpt ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐ stˈɛp wʊdhɐv tˈuː ɪfˈɛkts.