text_original: It was then expected, of course, that ministers would resign ; but they were not yet willing to accept the consequences of defeat. They thought they had another stone in their sling.
text_transcription: IT WAS THEN EXPECTED OF COURSE THAT MINISTERS WOULD RESIGN BUT THEY WERE NOT YET WILLING TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEFEAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD ANOTHER STONE IN THEIR SLING
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðˈɛn ɛkspˈɛktᵻd, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðæt mˈɪnɪstɚz wʊd ɹɪzˈaɪn ; bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt jˈɛt wˈɪlɪŋ tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz ʌv dᵻfˈiːt. ðeɪ θˈɔːt ðeɪ hæd ɐnˈʌðɚ stˈoʊn ɪn ðɛɹ slˈɪŋ.