text_original: Through the influence of Marl  borough, Godolphin was appointed to the office of Lord High Treasurer, a function which has no exact equiva  lent in the political business of our modern days, but may be described as a sort of combination of the rank of prime minister with the functions of Chancellor of the Exchequer.
text_transcription: THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF MARLBOROUGH GODOLPHIN WAS APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE OF LORD HIGH TREASURER A FUNCTION WHICH HAS NO EXACT EQUIVALENT IN THE POLITICAL BUSINESS OF OUR MODERN DAYS BUT MAY BE DESCRIBED AS A SORT OF COMBINATION OF THE RANK OF PRIME MINISTER WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
phonemes: θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv mˈɑːɹl bˈʌɹoʊ, ɡˈɑːdəlfˌɪn wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹd hˈaɪ tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚ, ɐ fˈʌŋkʃən wˌɪtʃ hɐz nˈoʊ ɛɡzˈækt ɪkwˈɪvə lˈɛnt ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bˈɪznəs ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈɑːdɚn dˈeɪz, bˌʌt mˈeɪ biː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈæŋk ʌv pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ wɪððə fˈʌŋkʃənz ʌv tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ.