text_original: At a very critical period in the war Marlborough, whose presence it might have been thought could ill be spared from the field of action, was sent on a special mission to Charles with the real, although not the avowed, object of securing if possible the co opera  tion, or at all events the neutrality, of the Swedish Sovereign.
text_transcription: AT A VERY CRITICAL PERIOD IN THE WAR MARLBOROUGH WHOSE PRESENCE IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THOUGHT COULD ILL BE SPARED FROM THE FIELD OF ACTION WAS SENT ON A SPECIAL MISSION TO CHARLES WITH THE REAL THOUGH NOT THE AVOWED OBJECT OF SECURING IF POSSIBLE THE CO OPERATION OR AT ALL EVENTS THE NEUTRALITY OF THE SWEDISH SOVEREIGN
phonemes: æɾə vˈɛɹi kɹˈɪɾɪkəl pˈiəɹɪəd ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ, hˌuːz pɹˈɛzəns ɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn θˈɔːt kʊd ˈɪl biː spˈɛɹd fɹʌmðə fˈiːld ʌv ˈækʃən, wʌz sˈɛnt ˌɔn ɐ spˈɛʃəl mˈɪʃən tə tʃˈɑːɹlz wɪððə ɹˈiːəl, ɔːlðˈoʊ nˌɑːt ðɪ ɐvˈaʊd, ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv sᵻkjˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɪf pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðə kˈoʊ ˈɑːpɚɹə tɪˈɑːn, ɔːɹ æɾ ˈɔːl ᵻvˈɛnts ðə nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi, ʌvðə swˈiːdɪʃ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn.