text_original: Harley actually attended a meeting of the cabinet council at which the Queen was present Marlborough was not present, and the Duke of Somerset bluntly declared that it would be impossible in his absence to 313 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE discuss any question of foreign policy with the slightest practical advantage.
text_transcription: HARLEY ACTUALLY ATTENDED A MEETING OF THE CABINET COUNCIL AT WHICH THE QUEEN WAS PRESENT MARLBOROUGH WAS NOT PRESENT AND THE DUKE OF SOMERSET BLUNTLY DECLARED THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE IN HIS ABSENCE TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTION OF FOREIGN POLICY WITH THE SLIGHTEST PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE
phonemes: hˈɑːɹli ˈæktʃuːəli ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə kˈæbᵻnət kˈaʊnsəl æt wˌɪtʃ ðə kwˈiːn wʌz pɹˈɛzənt mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ wʌz nˌɑːt pɹˈɛzənt, ænd ðə dˈuːk ʌv sˈʌməsˌɛt blˈʌntli dᵻklˈɛɹd ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ɪn hɪz ˈæbsəns tə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn dɪskˈʌs ˌɛni kwˈɛstʃən ʌv fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi wɪððə slˈaɪɾɪst pɹˈæktɪkəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ.