text_original: All this may now seem sheer absurdity ; but for the purposes of Carteret and Pulteney it was by no means ab  surd.
text_transcription: ALL THIS MAY NOW SEEM SHEER ABSURDITY BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CARTERET AND POULTNEY IT WAS BY NO MEANS ABSURD
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðɪs mˈeɪ nˈaʊ sˈiːm ʃˈɪɹ ɐbsˈɜːdᵻɾi ; bˌʌt fɚðə pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv kˈɑːɹɾɚɹət ænd pˈʌltɛni ɪt wʌz baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ˈæb sˈɜːd.