text_original: They are empty and meaningless at the present hour ; but they have no application now chiefly because they had applica  tion then. The Reform Bill of 1882 had been necessarily and perhaps naturally a class measure. It had done great things for the constitutional system of England.
text_transcription: THEY ARE EMPTY AND MEANINGLESS AT THE PRESENT HOUR BUT THEY HAVE NO APPLICATION NOW CHIEFLY BECAUSE THEY HAD APPLICATION THEN THE REFORM BILL OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY TWO HAD BEEN NECESSARILY AND PERHAPS NATURALLY A CLASS MEASURE IT HAD DONE GREAT THINGS FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF ENGLAND
phonemes: ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɛmpti ænd mˈiːnɪŋləs æt ðə pɹˈɛzənt ˈaʊɚ ; bˌʌt ðeɪ hæv nˈoʊ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən nˈaʊ tʃˈiːfli bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ hæd ˈæplɪkə tɪˈɑːn ðˈɛn. ðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪl ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hɐdbɪn nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ænd pɚhˈæps nˈætʃɚɹəli ɐ klˈæs mˈɛʒɚ. ɪt hæd dˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt θˈɪŋz fɚðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɪstəm ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd.