text_original: The winter of 188 7 8 was one of unusual severity and distress. There would have been much discontent and grumbling in any case among the class described by French writers as the proletaire ; but the complaints were aggravated by a common belief that the young Queen was wholly under the influence of a frivolous and selfish minister, who occupied her with amuse  ments while the poor were starving.
text_transcription: THE WINTER OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY SEVEN AND EIGHT WAS ONE OF UNUSUAL SEVERITY AND DISTRESS THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DISCONTENT AND GRUMBLING IN ANY CASE AMONG THE CLASS DESCRIBED BY FRENCH WRITERS AS THE PROLETAIRE BUT THE COMPLAINTS WERE AGGRAVATED BY A COMMON BELIEF THAT THE YOUNG QUEEN WAS WHOLLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A FRIVOLOUS AND SELFISH MINISTER WHO OCCUPIED HER WITH AMUSEMENTS WHILE THE POOR WERE STARVING
phonemes: ðə wˈɪntɚɹ ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt sˈɛvən ˈeɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ænd dɪstɹˈɛs. ðɛɹ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn mˈʌtʃ dɪskəntˈɛnt ænd ɡɹˈʌmblɪŋ ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs ɐmˌʌŋ ðə klˈæs dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈaɪɾɚz æz ðə pɹoʊltˈɛɹ ; bˌʌt ðə kəmplˈeɪnts wɜːɹ ˈæɡɹɐvˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ kˈɑːmən bᵻlˈiːf ðætðə jˈʌŋ kwˈiːn wʌz hˈoʊli ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns əvə fɹˈɪvələs ænd sˈɛlfɪʃ mˈɪnɪstɚ, hˌuː ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd hɜː wɪð ɐmjˈuːz mˈɛnts wˌaɪl ðə pˈʊɹ wɜː stˈɑːɹvɪŋ.