text_original: The fact was that certain members of the Academie Frangaise had asked Pasteur to present himself as candidate for the place of the learned linguist, then recently de  ceased. We have seen that Pasteur, the great revolu  tionist of science, had a deep respect for de  grees, hierarchies, social orders and honorary distinctions, and it seemed to him that this was an honour out of all proportion to his own liter  ary claims.
text_transcription: THE FACT WAS THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY FRANCIS HAD ASKED PASTEUR TO PRESENT HIMSELF AS CANDIDATE FOR THE PLACE OF THE LEARNED LINGUIST THEN RECENTLY DECEASED WE HAVE SEEN THAT PASTURE THE GREAT REVOLUTIONIST OF SCIENCE HAD A DEEP RESPECT FOR DEGREES HIERARCHIES SOCIAL ORDERS AND HONORARY DISTINCTIONS AND IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT THIS WAS AN HONOR OUT OF ALL PROPORTION TO HIS OWN LITERARY CLAIMS
phonemes: ðə fˈækt wʌz ðæt sˈɜːʔn̩ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðɪ ˈækədˌɛmi fɹæŋɡˈeɪz hæd ˈæskt pæstˈʊɹ tə pɹɪzˈɛnt hɪmsˈɛlf æz kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚðə plˈeɪs ʌvðə lˈɜːnᵻd lˈɪŋɡwɪst, ðˈɛn ɹˈiːsəntli də sˈiːst. wiː hæv sˈiːn ðæt pæstˈʊɹ, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈɛvəlˌuː tɪˈɑːnɪst ʌv sˈaɪəns, hæd ɐ dˈiːp ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɔːɹ də ɡɹˈiːz, hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹkiz, sˈoʊʃəl ˈɔːɹdɚz ænd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dɪstˈɪŋkʃənz, ænd ɪt sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm ðæt ðɪs wʌz ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹ ˌaʊɾəv ˈɔːl pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən tə hɪz ˈoʊn lˈiːɾɚɹ ˈɑːɹɹi klˈeɪmz.