text_original: There was, in fact, a complete # unreality about the whole of these negotiations ; for offensive alliances, both with France and Eussia, were at the very time being hotly pressed.
text_transcription: THERE WAS IN FACT A COMPLETE UNREALITY ABOUT THE WHOLE OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OFFENSIVE ALLIANCES BOTH WITH FRANCE AND RUSSIA WERE AT THE VERY TIME BEING HOTLY PRESSED
phonemes: ðɛɹwˈʌz, ɪn fˈækt, ɐ kəmplˈiːt hˈæʃ ʌnɹɪˈælᵻɾi ɐbˌaʊt ðə hˈoʊl ʌv ðiːz nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz ; fɔːɹ əfˈɛnsɪv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz, bˈoʊθ wɪð fɹˈæns ænd jˈuːʃə, wɜːɹ æt ðə vˈɛɹi tˈaɪm bˌiːɪŋ hˈɑːtli pɹˈɛst.