text_original: When the story of Gregg's early life became known through the inquiry of the Lords' committee, it need hardly be said that a good many people in England made invidious comment on his Scottish birth, and declared that if he had not been a Scotchman he would never have been so readily admitted to minis  terial patronage.
text_transcription: WHEN THE STORY OF GREGG'S EARLY LIFE BECAME KNOWN THROUGH THE INQUIRY OF THE LORD'S COMMITTEE IT NEED HARDLY BE SAID A GOOD MANY PEOPLE IN ENGLAND MADE INVIDIOUS COMMENT ON HIS SCOTTISH BIRTH AND DECLARED THAT IF HE HAD NOT BEEN A SCOTCHMAN HE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SO READILY ADMITTED TO MINISTERIAL PATRONAGE
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡz ˈɜːli lˈaɪf bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪŋkwɚɹi ʌvðə lˈɔːɹdz kəmˈɪɾi, ɪt nˈiːd hˈɑːɹdli biː sˈɛd ðˌæɾə ɡˈʊd mˈɛni pˈiːpəl ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd mˌeɪd ɪnvˈɪdiəs kˈɑːmɛnt ˌɔn hɪz skˈɑːɾɪʃ bˈɜːθ, ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐ skˈɑːtʃmən hiː wʊd nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn sˌoʊ ɹˈɛdili ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə mˈɪnɪz tˈɪɹiəl pˈætɹənɪdʒ.