text_original: As time went on, and the nature of the abyss — " the great Spanish ulcer," as he called it at St. Helena — which Napoleon was preparing for himself became clearer and clearer, the hopes which Metternich had begun to entertain became stronger, the preparations of Austria more decided.
text_transcription: AS TIME WENT ON AND THE NATURE OF THE ABYSS THE GREAT SPANISH ULCER AS HE CALLED IT AT SAINT HELENA WHICH NAPOLEON WAS PREPARING FOR HIMSELF BECAME CLEARER AND CLEARER THE HOPES WHICH MEDERNICH HAD BEGUN TO ENTERTAIN BECAME STRONGER THE PREPARATIONS OF AUSTRIA MORE DECIDED
phonemes: æz tˈaɪm wɛnt ˈɔn, ænd ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɐbˈɪs — " ðə ɡɹˈeɪt spˈænɪʃ ˈʌlsɚ," æz hiː kˈɔːld ɪɾ æt sənt. hɛlˈiːnə — wˌɪtʃ nɐpˈoʊlɪən wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf bɪkˌeɪm klˈɪɹɚ ænd klˈɪɹɚ, ðə hˈoʊps wˌɪtʃ mˈɛtɚnˌɪʃ hæd bɪɡˈʌn tʊ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn bɪkˌeɪm stɹˈɔŋɡɚ, ðə pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə mˈɔːɹ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd.