text_original: As a matter of fact, it would appear that the King was not able, after all, to contribute his share of the fund, but Lord Somers and some of his colleagues made up the money between them. Now comes the critical point of the story.
text_transcription: AS A MATTER OF FACT IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE KING WAS NOT ABLE AFTER ALL TO CONTRIBUTE HIS SHARE OF THE FUND BUT LORD SUMMERS AND SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES MADE UP THE MONEY BETWEEN THEM NOW COMES THE CRITICAL POINT OF THE STORY
phonemes: æz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈækt, ɪt wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ ðætðə kˈɪŋ wʌz nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl, ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl, tə kəntɹˈɪbjuːt hɪz ʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə fˈʌnd, bˌʌt lˈɔːɹd sˈʌmɚz ænd sˌʌm ʌv hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz mˌeɪd ˌʌp ðə mˈʌni bᵻtwˈiːn ðˌɛm. nˈaʊ kˈʌmz ðə kɹˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə stˈɔːɹi.