text_original: Whether Sacheverell had been carefully watching and estimating all the various conditions which might give him a favorable opportunity to become a prophet and leader of public opinion, or whether mere chance put the opportunity in his way and he found it, is a question scarcely worth while taking any time to dis  cuss. The opportunity came, and it was recognized and turned promptly to account.
text_transcription: WHETHER SIR CHEVAL HAD BEEN CAREFULLY WATCHING AND ESTIMATING ALL THE VARIOUS CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT GIVE HIM A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PROPHET AND LEADER OF PUBLIC OPINION OR WHETHER MERE CHANCE PUT THE OPPORTUNITY IN HIS WAY AND HE FOUND IT IS A QUESTION SCARCELY WORTH WHILE TAKING ANY TIME TO DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITY CAME AND IT WAS RECOGNIZED AND TURNED PROMPTLY TO ACCOUNT
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ sˈæʃɪvɚɹəl hɐdbɪn kˈɛɹfəli wˈɑːtʃɪŋ ænd ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə vˈɛɹiəs kəndˈɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə bɪkˌʌm ɐ pɹˈɑːfɪt ænd lˈiːdɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ mˈɪɹ tʃˈæns pˌʊt ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ɪn hɪz wˈeɪ ænd hiː fˈaʊnd ɪt, ɪz ɐ kwˈɛstʃən skˈɛɹsli wˈɜːθ wˌaɪl tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɛni tˈaɪm tə dˈɪs kˈʌs. ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi kˈeɪm, ænd ɪt wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ænd tˈɜːnd pɹˈɑːmptli tʊ ɐkˈaʊnt.