text_original: Alexander, desiring above all things to pose as the arbiter of the situation, and influenced at the moment by the revolutionary Laliarpe, the deserter Jomini, and the Prussian organiser Stein, was willing to do anything which should secure to him the lofty position to which he aspired.
text_transcription: ALEXANDER DESIRING ABOVE ALL THINGS TO POSE AS THE ARBITER OF THE SITUATION AND INFLUENCED AT THE MOMENT BY THE REVOLUTIONARY LA ARRE THE DESERTER OF GUINI AND THE PRUSSIAN ORGANIZER STEIN WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING WHICH WOULD SECURE TO HIM THE LOFTY POSITION TO WHICH HE ASPIRED
phonemes: ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, dɪzˈaɪɚɹɪŋ əbˌʌv ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz tə pˈoʊz æz ðɪ ˈɑːɹbɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd ˈɪnfluːənst æt ðə mˈoʊmənt baɪ ðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi lˈælaɪɚp, ðə dɪzˈɜːɾɚ dʒəmˈiːni, ænd ðə pɹˈʌʃən ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɚ stˈaɪn, wʌz wˈɪlɪŋ tə dˈuː ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ tə hˌɪm ðə lˈɔfti pəzˈɪʃən tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɐspˈaɪɚd.