text_original: The Eussian ambassador apparently thought that he understood what Thackeray in one of his ballads describes as ' the ways of this wicked town,' and he took the officers of the law for mere street ruffians bent on robbing or otherwise maltreating him.
text_transcription: THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR APPARENTLY THOUGHT THAT HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THACKERAY IN ONE OF HIS BALLADS DESCRIBED AS THE WAYS OF THIS WICKED TOWN AND HE TOOK THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW FOR MERE STREET RUFFIANS BENT ON ROBBING OR OTHERWISE WHILE TREATING HIM
phonemes: ðə jˈuːʃən ɐmbˈæsədɚɹ ɐpˈæɹəntli θˈɔːt ðæt hiː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd wʌt θˈækɚɹˌeɪ ɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɪz bˈælədz dᵻskɹˈaɪbz æz ðə wˈeɪz ʌv ðɪs wˈɪkᵻd tˈaʊn,ænd hiː tˈʊk ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ʌvðə lˈɔː fɔːɹ mˈɪɹ stɹˈiːt ɹˈʌfiənz bˈɛnt ˌɔn ɹˈɑːbɪŋ ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz mˌæltɹˈiːɾɪŋ hˌɪm.