text_original: As far as declarations went, she had been successful ; the nobility as a whole had constantly declared their warm love for the crown and for the person of the empress. But beneath this surface of loyalty there lay, as ever, a tenacious clinging to their rights and privileges, which might at any time ripen into formidable opposition.
text_transcription: AS FAR AS DECLARATIONS WENT SHE HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL THE NOBILITY AS A WHOLE HAD CONSTANTLY DECLARED THEIR WARM LOVE FOR THE CROWN AND FOR THE PERSON OF THE EMPRESS BUT BENEATH THIS SURFACE OF LOYALTY THERE LAY AS EVER A TENACIOUS CLINGING TO THEIR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES WHICH MIGHT AT ANY TIME RIPEN INTO FORMIDABLE OPPOSITION
phonemes: æz fˈɑːɹ æz dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃənz wˈɛnt, ʃiː hɐdbɪn səksˈɛsfəl ; ðə noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi æz ɐ hˈoʊl hæd kˈɑːnstəntli dᵻklˈɛɹd ðɛɹ wˈɔːɹm lˈʌv fɚðə kɹˈaʊn ænd fɚðə pˈɜːsən ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs. bˌʌt bᵻnˌiːθ ðɪs sˈɜːfɪs ʌv lˈɔɪəlɾi ðɛɹ lˈeɪ, æz ˈɛvɚ, ɐ tɛnˈeɪʃəs klˈɪŋɪŋ tə ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪts ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz, wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt æɾ ˌɛni tˈaɪm ɹˈaɪpən ˌɪntʊ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən.