text_original: Either obeying the instructions he had received to listen rather than talk, or overpowered by the confident asser  tions of Napuleou, he made no attempt to disclose the secret thoughts of his master, or of his master's foreign minister.
text_transcription: EITHER OBEYING THE INSTRUCTIONS HE HAD RECEIVED TO LISTEN RATHER THAN TALK OR OVERPOWERED BY THE CONFIDENT ASSERTIONS OF NAPOLEON HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DISCLOSE THE SECRET THOUGHTS OF HIS MASTER OR OF HIS MASTER'S FOREIGN MINISTER
phonemes: ˈiːðɚɹ oʊbˈeɪɪŋ ðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz hiː hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd tə lˈɪsən ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tˈɔːk, ɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚd baɪ ðə kˈɑːnfɪdənt ˈæsɚ tɪˈɑːnz ʌv nˈæpjʊlɪˌuː, hiː mˌeɪd nˈoʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə dɪsklˈoʊz ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt θˈɔːts ʌv hɪz mˈæstɚ, ɔːɹ ʌv hɪz mˈæstɚz fˈɔːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚ.