text_original: It appeared now to be slipping away from them. If they desired to retain it, and to thwart the threatened triumph of their enemy, it was necessary for them to secure the election of some rival candidate; and to find such a candidate was a matter of no small difficulty.
text_transcription: IT APPEARED NOW TO BE SLIPPING AWAY FROM THEM IF THEY DESIRED TO RETAIN IT AND TO THWART THE THREATENED TRIUMPH OF THEIR ENEMY IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO SECURE THE ELECTION OF SOME RIVAL CANDIDATE AND TO FIND SUCH A CANDIDATE WAS A MATTER OF NO SMALL DIFFICULTY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd nˈaʊ təbi slˈɪpɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ðˌɛm. ɪf ðeɪ dɪzˈaɪɚd tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn ɪt, ænd tə θwˈɔːɹt ðə θɹˈɛʔn̩d tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɛnəmi, ɪt wʌz nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɔːɹ ðˌɛm tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv sˌʌm ɹˈaɪvəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt; ænd tə fˈaɪnd sˈʌtʃ ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt wʌzɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv nˈoʊ smˈɔːl dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti.