text_original: The reign of the Duchess of Marlborough was practically over, and that of Mrs. Masham had set in. The populace of London and of other great cities and towns had made a hero and an idol of Sa  cheverell, and notwithstanding all that Marlborough^s genius as a commander could do, the war had lately been dragging on without any splendid victories to boast of and without any apparent prospect of soon coming to an end.
text_transcription: THE REIGN OF THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH WAS PRACTICALLY OVER AND THAT OF MISSUS MASHAM HAD SET IN THE POPULACE OF LONDON AND OF OTHER GREAT CITIES AND TOWNS HAD MADE A HERO AND AN IDOL OF SEVERAL AND NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THAT MARLBOROUGH'S GENIUS AS A COMMANDER COULD DO THE WAR HAD LATELY BEEN DRAGGING ON WITHOUT ANY SPLENDID VICTORIES TO BOAST OF AND WITHOUT ANY APPARENT PROSPECT OF SOON COMING TO AN END
phonemes: ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌvðə dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ wʌz pɹˈæktɪkli ˈoʊvɚ, ænd ðæt ʌv mˈɪsɪz. mˈæʃæm hæd sˈɛt ˈɪn. ðə pˈɑːpjʊləs ʌv lˈʌndən ænd ʌv ˈʌðɚ ɡɹˈeɪt sˈɪɾiz ænd tˈaʊnz hæd mˌeɪd ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ ænd ɐn ˈaɪdəl ʌv sˈɑː ʃˈɛvɚɹəl, ænd nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ ˈɔːl ðæt mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ ˈɛs dʒˈiːnɪəs æz ɐ kəmˈændɚ kʊd dˈuː, ðə wˈɔːɹ hæd lˈeɪtli bˌɪn dɹˈæɡɪŋ ˌɔn wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni splˈɛndɪd vˈɪktɚɹiz tə bˈoʊst ʌv ænd wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɐpˈæɹənt pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv sˈuːn kˈʌmɪŋ tʊ ɐn ˈɛnd.