text_original: This was the Baron de Stael Holstein, Secre  tary to the Swedish Embassy. He seems to have been one of the elegant and amiable diplo  matists whom the Courts of Europe in those days turned out by the score.
text_transcription: THIS WAS THE BARON DESTAL HOLSTEIN SECRETARY TO THE SWEDISH EMBASSY HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE ELEGANT AND AMIABLE DIPLOMATISTS WHOM THE COURTS OF EUROPE IN THOSE DAYS TURNED OUT BY THE SCORE
phonemes: ðɪs wʌzðə bˈæɹən də stˈeɪl hˈɑːlstaɪn, sˈɛkɚ tˈɛɹi tə ðə swˈiːdɪʃ ˈɛmbəsi. hiː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɛlɪɡənt ænd ˈeɪmiəbəl dˈɪploʊ mˈæɾɪsts hˈuːm ðə kˈɔːɹts ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz tˈɜːnd ˈaʊt baɪ ðə skˈɔːɹ.