text_original: So earnest was he for a thorough understanding of all the political affairs with which he had to deal, that during the diplomatic negotiations concerning the succession to the^ Spanish throne, he studied with intense care the language of Spain, in order that he might be able to read for himself all State papers, letters, and other documents written in Spanish.
text_transcription: SO EARNEST WAS HE FOR A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS WITH WHICH HE HAD TO DEAL THAT DURING THE DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING THE SUCCESSION TO THE SPANISH THRONE HE STUDIED WITH INTENSE CARE THE LANGUAGE OF SPAIN IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO READ FOR HIMSELF ALL STATE PAPERS LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WRITTEN IN SPANISH
phonemes: sˌoʊ ˈɜːnɪst wʌz hiː fɚɹə θˈʌɹoʊ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌv ˈɔːl ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐfˈɛɹz wɪð wˌɪtʃ hiː hædtə dˈiːl, ðæt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə səksˈɛʃən tə ðə spˈænɪʃ θɹˈoʊn, hiː stˈʌdid wɪð ɪntˈɛns kˈɛɹ ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌv spˈeɪn, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðæt hiː mˌaɪt biː ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈiːd fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɔːl stˈeɪt pˈeɪpɚz, lˈɛɾɚz, ænd ˈʌðɚ dˈɑːkjuːmənts ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn spˈænɪʃ.