text_original: Yet it was long before he was thoroughly understood by the country. It was long before he became in any degree popular ; and it may be doubted whether he ever was thoroughly and generally popular.
text_transcription: YET IT WAS LONG BEFORE HE WAS THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD BY THE COUNTRY IT WAS LONG BEFORE HE BECAME IN ANY DEGREE POPULAR AND IT MAY BE DOUBTED WHETHER HE EVER WAS THOROUGHLY AND GENERALLY POPULAR
phonemes: jˈɛt ɪt wʌz lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː wʌz θˈʌɹoʊli ˌʌndɚstˈʊd baɪ ðə kˈʌntɹi. ɪt wʌz lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪn ˌɛni dᵻɡɹˈiː pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ; ænd ɪt mˈeɪ biː dˈaʊɾᵻd wˈɛðɚ hiː ˈɛvɚ wʌz θˈʌɹoʊli ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli pˈɑːpjʊlɚ.