text_original: It was in vain that the empress urged upon him the necessity of making some final and decisive use of his superior forces; her impatient and frequent despatches seemed of no avail to drive him from his dilatory tactics.
text_transcription: IT WAS IN VAIN THAT THE EMPRESS URGED UPON HIM THE NECESSITY OF MAKING SOME FINAL AND DECISIVE USE OF HIS SUPERIOR FORCES HER IMPATIENT AND FREQUENT DISPATCHES SEEMED OF NO AVAIL TO DRIVE HIM FROM HIS DILATORY TACTICS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɪn vˈeɪn ðætðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs ˈɜːdʒd əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ sˌʌm fˈaɪnəl ænd dᵻsˈaɪsɪv jˈuːs ʌv hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ fˈɔːɹsᵻz; hɜːɹ ɪmpˈeɪʃənt ænd fɹˈiːkwənt dᵻspˈætʃᵻz sˈiːmd ʌv nˈoʊ ɐvˈeɪl tə dɹˈaɪv hˌɪm fɹʌm hɪz dˈɪlætˌɔːɹi tˈæktɪks.