text_original: This fact of course would not justify or excuse some of the acts which Marlborough was accused of having committed, for if they had been matters of common occurrence in the business of a Commander in Chief, they could not possibly have been turned, at a moment's notice, into actual crimes even by the most audacious and unscrupulous of political enemies.
text_transcription: THIS FACT OF COURSE WOULD NOT JUSTIFY OR EXCUSE SOME OF THE ACTS WHICH MARLBOROUGH WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING COMMITTED FOR IF THEY HAD BEEN MATTERS OF COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE BUSINESS OF A COMMANDER IN CHIEF THEY COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN TURNED AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE INTO ACTUAL CRIMES EVEN BY THE MOST AUDACIOUS AND UNSCRUPULOUS OF POLITICAL ENEMIES
phonemes: ðɪs fˈækt ʌv kˈɔːɹs wʊd nˌɑːt dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪ ɔːɹ ɛkskjˈuːs sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ˈækts wˌɪtʃ mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ wʌz ɐkjˈuːzd ʌv hˌævɪŋ kəmˈɪɾᵻd, fɔːɹ ɪf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn mˈæɾɚz ʌv kˈɑːmən əkˈɜːɹəns ɪnðə bˈɪznəs əvə kəmˈændɚɹ ɪn tʃˈiːf, ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt pˈɑːsᵻbli hɐvbɪn tˈɜːnd, æɾə mˈoʊmənts nˈoʊɾɪs, ˌɪntʊ ˈæktʃuːəl kɹˈaɪmz ˈiːvən baɪ ðə mˈoʊst ɔːdˈeɪʃəs ænd ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɛnəmiz.