text_original: All this had much the appearance of a mere performance for stage effect, seeing that nobody could possibly have expected a judge like Chief Justice Holt to coun  tenance any straining of the law in order to oblige any number of imperial or royal personages, or even to evade the chance of an international war.
text_transcription: ALL THIS HAD MUCH THE APPEARANCE OF A MERE PERFORMANCE FOR STAGE EFFECT SEEING THAT NOBODY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE EXPECTED A JUDGE LIKE CHIEF JUSTICE HOLT TO COUNTENANCE ANY STRAINING OF THE LAW IN ORDER TO OBLIGE ANY NUMBER OF IMPERIAL OR ROYAL PERSONAGES OR EVEN TO EVADE THE CHANCE OF AN INTERNATIONAL WAR
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðɪs hæd mˈʌtʃ ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns əvə mˈɪɹ pɚfˈɔːɹməns fɔːɹ stˈeɪdʒ ɪfˈɛkt, sˈiːɪŋ ðæt nˈoʊbɑːdi kʊd pˈɑːsᵻbli hæv ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɐ dʒˈʌdʒ lˈaɪk tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs hˈoʊlt tə kˈaʊn tˈɛnəns ˌɛni stɹˈeɪnɪŋ ʌvðə lˈɔː ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əblˈaɪdʒ ˌɛni nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɔːɹ ɹˈɔɪəl pˈɜːsənɪdʒᵻz, ɔːɹ ˈiːvən tʊ ɪvˈeɪd ðə tʃˈæns əvən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɔːɹ.