text_original: This difficulty was scarcely smoothed when the chancellor seems to have lost heart, for he suddenly, on June 4, 1766, sent in his resignation.
text_transcription: THIS DIFFICULTY WAS SCARCELY SMOOTHED WHEN THE CHANCELLOR SEEMS TO HAVE LOST HEART FOR HE SUDDENLY ON JUNE FOURTH SEVENTEEN SIXTY SIX SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION
phonemes: ðɪs dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti wʌz skˈɛɹsli smˈuːðd wɛn ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ sˈiːmz tə hæv lˈɔst hˈɑːɹt, fɔːɹ hiː sˈʌdənli, ˌɔn dʒˈuːn fˈɔːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, sˈɛnt ɪn hɪz ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən.