text_original: Accordingly the sheriffs were the heroes of the hour, and were toasted and applauded all over the country. As  suredly it was an awkward position for the House of Commons to be placed in when it had to vindicate its privileges by committing to prison men who were von. i. o 194 A HIS TORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. eir. is. merely doing a duty which the law courts imposed on them.
text_transcription: ACCORDINGLY THE SHERIFFS WERE THE HEROES OF THE HOUR AND WERE TOASTED AND APPLAUDED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ASSUREDLY IT WAS AN AWKWARD POSITION FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO BE PLACED IN WHEN IT HAD TO VINDICATE ITS PRIVILEGES BY COMMITTING TO PRISON MEN WHO WERE MERELY DOING A DUTY WHICH THE LAW COURTS IMPOSED ON THEM
phonemes: ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli ðə ʃˈɛɹɪfs wɜː ðə hˈiəɹoʊz ʌvðɪ ˈaʊɚ, ænd wɜː tˈoʊstᵻd ænd ɐplˈɔːdᵻd ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi. æz ʃˈʊɹdli ɪt wʌz ɐn ˈɔːkwɚd pəzˈɪʃən fɚðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz təbi plˈeɪst ɪn wɛn ɪt hædtə vˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ɪts pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz baɪ kəmˈɪɾɪŋ tə pɹˈɪzən mˈɛn hˌuː wɜː vˈɑːn. ˈaɪ. ˈoʊ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈɔːɹ ɐ hɪz tˈɔːɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈaɪr. ɪz. mˈɪɹli dˌuːɪŋ ɐ dˈuːɾi wˌɪtʃ ðə lˈɔː kˈɔːɹts ɪmpˈoʊzd ˈɔn ðˌɛm.