text_original: Such a scheme of administering the affairs of a great kingdom crumbled, as it was sare to crumble, at the first contact with actual fact. " Plectrudis," we are told by the chronicler, " with her grandsons and the king governed all things by her discreet rule."
text_transcription: SUCH A SCHEME OF ADMINISTERING THE AFFAIRS OF A GREAT KINGDOM CRUMBLED AS IT WAS SURE TO CRUMBLE AT THE FIRST CONTACT WITH ACTUAL FACT PLECTRUDUS WE ARE TOLD BY THE CHRONICLER WITH HER GRANDSONS AND THE KING GOVERNED ALL THINGS BY HER DISCREET RULE
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ ɐ skˈiːm ʌv ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz əvə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɪŋdəm kɹˈʌmbəld, æz ɪt wʌz sˈɛɹ tə kɹˈʌmbəl, æt ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːntækt wɪð ˈæktʃuːəl fˈækt. " plɛktɹˈuːdiz," wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld baɪ ðə kɹˈɑːnɪklɚ, " wɪð hɜː ɡɹˈændsʌnz ænd ðə kˈɪŋ ɡˈʌvɚnd ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz baɪ hɜː dɪskɹˈiːt ɹˈuːl."