text_original: Now would have been the time for the forward movement so often recommended by Marlborough ; but even if the Duke of Ormond had been a soldier of Marlborough's capacity, he could have done nothing to carry out that policy. He was only a nominal, and not a real, commander. He was sent out with instructions which amounted in sub  stance to an order that he was to do nothing without the previous sanction of the authorities at home.
text_transcription: NOW WOULD HAVE BEEN THE TIME FOR THE FORWARD MOVEMENT SO OFTEN RECOMMENDED BY MARLBOROUGH BUT EVEN IF THE DUKE OF ORMOND HAD BEEN A SOLDIER OF MARLBOROUGH'S CAPACITY HE COULD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CARRY OUT THAT POLICY HE WAS ONLY A NOMINAL AND NOT A REAL COMMANDER HE WAS SENT OUT WITH INSTRUCTIONS WHICH AMOUNTED IN SUBSTANCE TO AN ORDER THAT HE WAS TO DO NOTHING WITHOUT THE PREVIOUS SANCTION OF THE AUTHORITIES AT HOME
phonemes: nˈaʊ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ðə tˈaɪm fɚðə fˈɔːɹwɚd mˈuːvmənt sˌoʊ ˈɔfən ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd baɪ mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ ; bˌʌt ˈiːvən ɪf ðə dˈuːk ʌv ˈɔːɹmənd hɐdbɪn ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚɹ ʌv mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊz kəpˈæsᵻɾi, hiː kˌʊdɐv dˈʌn nˈʌθɪŋ tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt ðæt pˈɑːlɪsi. hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ nˈɑːmɪnəl, ænd nˌɑːɾɚ ɹˈiːəl, kəmˈændɚ. hiː wʌz sˈɛnt ˈaʊt wɪð ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz wˌɪtʃ ɐmˈaʊntᵻd ɪn sˈʌb stˈæns tʊ ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚ ðæt hiː wʌz tə dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ wɪðˌaʊt ðə pɹˈiːviəs sˈæŋkʃən ʌvðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz æt hˈoʊm.