text_original: As far as Joseph himself was concerned, it was a sorrowful time. His marriage with Isabella of Parma had proved a source of the greatest happiness to him. She was a woman of unusual gifts. Her education and her acquirements would have been thought remarkable in an able young man.
text_transcription: AS FAR AS JOSEPH HIMSELF WAS CONCERNED IT WAS A SORROWFUL TIME HIS MARRIAGE WITH ISABELLA OF PARMA HAD PROVED A SOURCE OF THE GREATEST HAPPINESS TO HIM SHE WAS A WOMAN OF UNUSUAL GIFTS HER EDUCATION AND HER ACQUIREMENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN THOUGHT REMARKABLE IN AN ABLE YOUNG MAN
phonemes: æz fˈɑːɹ æz dʒˈoʊsəf hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz kənsˈɜːnd, ɪt wʌzɐ sˈɑːɹoʊfəl tˈaɪm. hɪz mˈæɹɪdʒ wɪð ˌɪseɪbˈɛlə ʌv pˈɑːɹmə hæd pɹˈuːvd ɐ sˈɔːɹs ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst hˈæpɪnəs tə hˌɪm. ʃiː wʌzɐ wˈʊmən ʌv ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl ɡˈɪfts. hɜːɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ænd hɜːɹ ɐkwˈaɪɚmənts wʊdhɐv bˌɪn θˈɔːt ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ɪn ɐn ˈeɪbəl jˈʌŋ mˈæn.