text_original: St. James's Palace was then, as now, the centre of royal ceremonial and pageantry. Sir Hans Sloane was only accumulating that vast col  lection which he left as a bequest to the country — the collection now enshrined in the British Museum.
text_transcription: SAINT JAMES'S PALACE WAS THEN AS NOW THE CENTRE OF ROYAL CEREMONIAL AND PAGEANTRY SIR HANS SLOANE WAS ONLY ACCUMULATING THAT VAST COLLECTION WHICH HE LEFT AS A BEQUEST TO THE COUNTRY THE COLLECTION NOW ENSHRINED IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
phonemes: sənt. dʒˈeɪmzᵻz pˈælɪs wʌz ðˈɛn, æz nˈaʊ, ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl sˌɛɹᵻmˈoʊnɪəl ænd pˈædʒəntɹi. sˌɜː hˈænz slˈoʊn wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐkjˈuːmjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ ðæt vˈæst kˈɑːl lˈɛkʃən wˌɪtʃ hiː lˈɛft æz ɐ bᵻkwˈɛst tə ðə kˈʌntɹi — ðə kəlˈɛkʃən nˈaʊ ɛnʃɹˈaɪnd ɪnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mjuːzˈiəm.