text_original: This was an absolutely preposterous arrangement and one foredoomed to^ failure. The Merovingian king, faineant of course, but a lad of fifteen years old, was to have a little child of eight thrust upon him as adviser, factotum, supreme prime minister, and the nominal advice of 4 50 CHARLEMAGNE. the baby was to be given through the lips of his grandmother, a harsh and domineering old woman.
text_transcription: THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PREPOSTEROUS ARRANGEMENT AND ONE FOREDOOMED TO FAILURE THE MEROVENGEIAN KING FENELLON OF COURSE BUT A LAD OF FIFTEEN YEARS OLD WAS TO HAVE A LITTLE CHILD OF EIGHT THRUST UPON HIM AS ADVISER FACTOTUM SUPREME PRIME MINISTER AND THE NOMINAL ADVICE OF THE BABY WAS TO BE GIVEN THROUGH THE LIPS OF HIS GRANDMOTHER A HARSH AND DOMINEERING OLD WOMAN
phonemes: ðɪs wʌz ɐn ˌæbsəlˈuːtli pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt ænd wˈʌn fˈɔːɹduːmd tə fˈeɪlɪɹ. ðə mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋ, fˈeɪniːnt ʌv kˈɔːɹs, bˌʌt ɐ lˈæd ʌv fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, wʌz tə hæv ɐ lˈɪɾəl tʃˈaɪld ʌv ˈeɪt θɹˈʌst əpˌɑːn hˌɪm æz ɐdvˈaɪzɚ, fˈæktɑːɾəm, suːpɹˈiːm pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd ðə nˈɑːmɪnəl ɐdvˈaɪs ʌv fˈɔːɹ fˈɪfti tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. ðə bˈeɪbi wʌz təbi ɡˈɪvən θɹuː ðə lˈɪps ʌv hɪz ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ, ɐ hˈɑːɹʃ ænd dˌɑːmɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ˈoʊld wˈʊmən.