text_original: Stanhope 32 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. oh xxn. had no easy work to do when he set about prevailing upon the naval commanders to accept his plan for the seizure of Port Mahon. Port Mahon was well known to be strongly defended, and the general behef among the Allies was that those in possession of it would hold out to the very last in its defence.
text_transcription: STANHOPE HAD NO EASY WORK TO DO WHEN HE SET ABOUT PREVAILING UPON THE NAVAL COMMANDERS TO ACCEPT HIS PLAN FOR THE SEIZURE OF PORTMANN PORTMANN WAS WELL KNOWN TO BE STRONGLY DEFENDED AND THE GENERAL BELIEF AMONG THE ALLIES WAS THAT THOSE IN POSSESSION OF IT WOULD HOLD OUT TO THE VERY LAST IN ITS DEFENSE
phonemes: stˈænhoʊp θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. ˈoʊ ˌɛksˌɛksˈɛn. hæd nˈoʊ ˈiːzi wˈɜːk tə dˈuː wɛn hiː sˈɛt ɐbˌaʊt pɹɪvˈeɪlɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə nˈeɪvəl kəmˈændɚz tʊ ɐksˈɛpt hɪz plˈæn fɚðə sˈiːʒɚɹ ʌv pˈɔːɹt mˈæhɑːn. pˈɔːɹt mˈæhɑːn wʌz wˈɛl nˈoʊn təbi stɹˈɔŋli dᵻfˈɛndᵻd, ænd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bᵻhˈɛf ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈælaɪz wʌz ðæt ðoʊz ɪn pəzˈɛʃən ʌv ɪt wʊd hˈoʊld ˈaʊt tə ðə vˈɛɹi lˈæst ɪn ɪts dᵻfˈɛns.