text_original: But nothing in his varied his  tory showed that he had any particular preference that way ; and there were many passages in his career when it would seem as if a turn of chance decided what path of political life he was to follow.
text_transcription: BUT NOTHING IN HIS VARIED HISTORY SHOWED THAT HE HAD ANY PARTICULAR PREFERENCE THAT WAY AND THERE WERE MANY PASSAGES IN HIS CAREER WHEN IT WOULD SEEM AS IF A TURN OF CHANCE DECIDED WHAT PATH OF POLITICAL LIFE HE WAS TO FOLLOW
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈʌθɪŋ ɪn hɪz vˈɛɹid hɪz tˈɔːɹi ʃˈoʊd ðæt hiː hˌæd ˌɛni pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ pɹˈɛfɹəns ðæt wˈeɪ ; ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni pˈæsɪdʒᵻz ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wɛn ɪt wʊd sˈiːm æz ɪf ɐ tˈɜːn ʌv tʃˈæns dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd wʌt pˈæθ ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf hiː wʌz tə fˈɑːloʊ.