text_original: At the time, therefore, when definite negotia.tions for peace began to be in preparation, he did not feel the slightest hesitation or scruple in playing out his own part without taking Marlborough into counsel — in acting as if Marl  borough were not in existence.
text_transcription: AT THE TIME THEREFORE WHEN DEFINITE NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE BEGAN TO BE IN PREPARATION HE DID NOT FEEL THE SLIGHTEST HESITATION OR SCRUPLE IN PLAYING OUT HIS OWN PART WITHOUT TAKING MARLBOROUGH INTO COUNCIL IN ACTING AS IF MARLBOROUGH WERE NOT IN EXISTENCE
phonemes: æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, wˌɛn dˈɛfɪnət nᵻɡˈoʊʃə.tɪˈɑːnz fɔːɹ pˈiːs bɪɡˈæn təbi ɪn pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən, hiː dɪdnˌɑːt fˈiːl ðə slˈaɪɾɪst hˌɛzɪtˈeɪʃən ɔːɹ skɹˈuːpəl ɪn plˈeɪɪŋ ˈaʊt hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːɹt wɪðˌaʊt tˈeɪkɪŋ mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ ˌɪntʊ kˈaʊnsəl — ɪn ˈæktɪŋ æz ɪf mˈɑːɹl bˈʌɹoʊ wɜː nˌɑːt ɪn ɛɡzˈɪstəns.