text_original: He had also taken his first step as an official, for he was chosen there by the Catholic Imperial Courts of the Westphalian llench to be their Master of the Ceremonies. The French: EABLY TRAINING. 5 Hevolution was then in its early initiatory stages. *^ From that moment," he writes, " I was its closest observer, and subsequently became its adversary ; and so I have ever remained."
text_transcription: HE HAD ALSO TAKEN HIS FIRST STEP AS AN OFFICIAL FOR HE WAS CHOSEN THERE BY THE CATHOLIC IMPERIAL COURTS OF THE WESTPHALIAN BENCH TO BE THEIR MASTER OF THE CEREMONIES THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WAS THEN IN ITS EARLY INITIATORY STAGES FROM THAT MOMENT HE WRITES I WAS ITS CLOSEST OBSERVER AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ITS ADVERSARY AND SO I HAVE EVER REMAINED
phonemes: hiː hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈeɪkən hɪz fˈɜːst stˈɛp æz ɐn əfˈɪʃəl, fɔːɹ hiː wʌz tʃˈoʊzən ðɛɹ baɪ ðə kˈæθlɪk ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɔːɹts ʌvðə wɛstfˈeɪliən lˈɛntʃ təbi ðɛɹ mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛɹᵻməniz. ðə fɹˈɛntʃ: ˈiːbli tɹˈeɪnɪŋ. fˈaɪv hˌɛvəlˈuːʃən wʌz ðˈɛn ɪn ɪts ˈɜːli ɪnˈɪʃɪətˌɔːɹi stˈeɪdʒᵻz. ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk fɹʌm ðæt mˈoʊmənt," hiː ɹˈaɪts, " aɪ wʌz ɪts klˈoʊsɪst əbzˈɜːvɚ, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli bɪkˌeɪm ɪts ˈædvɚsɚɹi ; ænd sˌoʊ aɪ hæv ˈɛvɚ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd."