text_original: For more than a century, however, the Lambtons had come to take rank among the gentry of the county, and some member of the family had represented the city of Durham in the House of Commons from 1727 until the early death of Lord Durham's father in December 1797. William Henry Lambton, Lord Durham's father, was a staunch Whig, and had been a friend and associate of Fox.
text_transcription: FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY HOWEVER THE LAMPTONS HAD COME TO TAKE RANK AMONG THE GENTRY OF THE COUNTY AND SOME MEMBER OF THE FAMILY HAD REPRESENTED THE CITY OF DURHAM IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FROM SEVENTEEN TWENTY SEVEN UNTIL THE EARLY DEATH OF LORD DURHAM'S FATHER IN DECEMBER SEVENTEEN NINETY SEVEN WILLIAM HENRY LAMBTON LORD DURHAM'S FATHER WAS A STAUNCH WHIG AND HAD BEEN A FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE OF FOX
phonemes: fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə sˈɛntʃɚɹi, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə lˈæmbtənz hæd kˈʌm tə tˈeɪk ɹˈæŋk ɐmˌʌŋ ðə dʒˈɛntɹi ʌvðə kˈaʊnti, ænd sˌʌm mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə fˈæmɪli hæd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv dˈʌɹəm ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɜːli dˈɛθ ʌv lˈɔːɹd dˈʌɹəmz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən. wˈɪljəm hˈɛnɹi lˈæmbtən, lˈɔːɹd dˈʌɹəmz fˈɑːðɚ, wʌzɐ stˈɔːntʃ wˈɪɡ, ænd hɐdbɪn ɐ fɹˈɛnd ænd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt ʌv fˈɑːks.