text_original: He was extremely witty, and quickly achieved the conquest of the Empress Catherine when he was sent on a mission to Rus  sia in 1782. He followed in her suite through the Crimea on the occasion of her famous jour  ney there with Joseph II.
text_transcription: HE WAS EXTREMELY WITTY AND QUICKLY ACHIEVED THE CONQUEST OF THE EMPRESS CATHARINE WHEN HE WAS SENT ON A MISSION TO RUSSIA IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY TWO HE FOLLOWED IN HER SUITE THROUGH THE CRIMEA ON THE OCCASION OF HER FAMOUS JOURNEY THERE WITH JOSEPH TH
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɛkstɹˈiːmli wˈɪɾi, ænd kwˈɪkli ɐtʃˈiːvd ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs kˈæθɹɪn wɛn hiː wʌz sˈɛnt ˌɔn ɐ mˈɪʃən tə ɹˈuːz ʒə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː. hiː fˈɑːloʊd ɪn hɜː swˈiːt θɹuː ðə kɹˈaɪmiə ɔnðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ʌv hɜː fˈeɪməs ʒˈʊɹ nˈeɪ ðɛɹ wɪð dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.