text_original: Great therefore was the shock when on the evening of April 30, at a dinner he had himself given to the am  bassadors, he was told by Lord Sandwich that the pre  liminaries had been already settled between the French and the Maritime Powers.
text_transcription: GREAT THEREFORE WAS THE SHOCK WHEN ON THE EVENING OF APRIL THIRTIETH AT A DINNER HE HAD HIMSELF GIVEN TO THE AMBASSADORS HE WAS TOLD BY LORD SANDWICH THAT THE PRELIMINARIES HAD BEEN ALREADY SETTLED BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND THE MARITIME POWERS
phonemes: ɡɹˈeɪt ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wʌzðə ʃˈɑːk wɛn ɔnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl θˈɜːɾi, æɾə dˈɪnɚ hiː hæd hɪmsˈɛlf ɡˈɪvən tə ðɪ ɐm bˈæsɐdˌɔːɹz, hiː wʌz tˈoʊld baɪ lˈɔːɹd sˈændwɪtʃ ðætðə pɹˈiː lˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz hɐdbɪn ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈɛɾəld bᵻtwˌiːn ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ænd ðə mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm pˈaʊɚz.