text_original: All the ministers of the late emperor had been retained in office ; and the Conference, or Cabinet by which the political relations of the country were directed, consisted of statesmen full of prejudice and for the most part in extreme old age.
text_transcription: ALL THE MINISTERS OF THE LATE EMPEROR HAD BEEN RETAINED IN OFFICE AND THE CONFERENCE OR CABINET BY WHICH THE POLITICAL RELATIONS OF THE COUNTRY WERE DIRECTED CONSISTED OF STATESMEN FULL OF PREJUDICE AND FOR THE MOST PART IN EXTREME OLD AGE
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz ʌvðə lˈeɪt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hɐdbɪn ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɪn ˈɑːfɪs ; ænd ðə kˈɑːnfɹəns, ɔːɹ kˈæbᵻnət baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi wɜː dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd, kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv stˈeɪtsmɛn fˈʊl ʌv pɹˈɛdʒuːdɪs ænd fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt ɪn ɛkstɹˈiːm ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ.