text_original: Pasteur had been made Senator of the Em  pire by a decree issued the previous July, and he was returning to France, impatient to be  gin new researches, when he learned at Stras  burg, with an inexpressible sinking of the heart, that war had been declared.
text_transcription: PASTEUR HAD BEEN MADE SENATOR OF THE EMPIRE BY A DECREE ISSUED THE PREVIOUS JULY AND HE WAS RETURNING TO FRANCE IMPATIENT TO BEGIN NEW RESEARCHES WHEN HE LEARNED AT STRASBOURG WITH AN INEXPRESSIBLE SINKING OF THE HEART THAT WAR HAD BEEN DECLARED
phonemes: pæstˈʊɹ hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd sˈɛnəɾɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛm pˈaɪɚ baɪ ɐ dᵻkɹˈiː ˈɪʃuːd ðə pɹˈiːviəs dʒuːlˈaɪ, ænd hiː wʌz ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə fɹˈæns, ɪmpˈeɪʃənt təbi dʒˈɪn nˈuː ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃᵻz, wˌɛn hiː lˈɜːnd æt stɹˈɑːz bˈɜːɡ, wɪð ɐn ˌɪnɛkspɹˈɛsᵻbəl sˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌvðə hˈɑːɹt, ðæt wˈɔːɹ hɐdbɪn dᵻklˈɛɹd.