text_original: The heir of Spain was dismissed, and Queen Anne selected a very different bridegroom, more suitable in years, but not at all in spirit. This was Charles of Alen^on, first Prince of the Blood, a duke with power of life and death in his duchy, — almost a petty sovereign. He was CHILDHOOD AND MARRIAGE. 25 a handsome, dull, inefficient youth of twenty, without ideas or presence, and of a brooding and jealous temper.
text_transcription: THE HEIR OF SPAIN WAS DISMISSED AND QUEEN ANNE SELECTED A VERY DIFFERENT BRIDEGROOM MORE SUITABLE THAN YEARS BUT NOT AT ALL IN SPIRIT THIS WAS CHARLOTTE ALRENCENT FIRST PRINCE OF THE BLOOD A DUKE WITH POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IN HIS DUCHY ALMOST A PETTY SOVEREIGN HE WAS A HANDSOME DULL INEFFICIENT YOUTH OF TWENTY WITHOUT IDEAS OR PRESENTS AND OF A BROODING AND JEALOUS TEMPER
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛɹ ʌv spˈeɪn wʌz dɪsmˈɪst, ænd kwˈiːn ˈæn sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ vˈɛɹi dˈɪfɹənt bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːm, mˈɔːɹ sˈuːɾəbəl ɪn jˈɪɹz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl ɪn spˈɪɹɪt. ðɪs wʌz tʃˈɑːɹlz ʌv ˈælɪn ˈɔn, fˈɜːst pɹˈɪns ʌvðə blˈʌd, ɐ dˈuːk wɪð pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv lˈaɪf ænd dˈɛθ ɪn hɪz dˈʌtʃi, — ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ pˈɛɾi sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn. hiː wʌz tʃˈaɪldhʊd ænd mˈæɹɪdʒ. twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɐ hˈændsʌm, dˈʌl, ɪnɪfˈɪʃənt jˈuːθ ʌv twˈɛnti, wɪðˌaʊt aɪdˈiəz ɔːɹ pɹˈɛzəns, ænd əvə bɹˈuːdɪŋ ænd dʒˈɛləs tˈɛmpɚ.