text_original: He entered the army, and after a while found advance  ment at the court of James the Second — partly, it is painful and pitiful to relate, through the influence of his sister, Arabella Churchill, who had been mistress to the King when he was Duke of York. He served in one of the wars against the Dutch, and served for a time under Turenne himself, who saw almost at a glance the young man's genius for war.
text_transcription: HE ENTERED THE ARMY AND AFTER A WHILE FOUND ADVANCEMENT AT THE COURT OF JAMES THE SECOND PARTLY IT IS PAINFUL AND PITIFUL TO RELATE THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF HIS SISTER ARABELLA CHURCHILL WHO HAD BEEN MISTRESS TO THE KING WHEN HE WAS DUKE OF YORK HE SERVED IN ONE OF THE WARS AGAINST THE DUTCH AND SERVED FOR A TIME UNDER TEURIN HIMSELF WHO SAW ALMOST AT A GLANCE THE YOUNG MAN'S GENIUS FOR WAR
phonemes: hiː ˈɛntɚd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ wˈaɪl fˈaʊnd ɐdvˈæns mˈɛnt æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv dʒˈeɪmz ðə sˈɛkənd — pˈɑːɹtli, ɪɾ ɪz pˈeɪnfəl ænd pˈɪɾifəl tə ɹᵻlˈeɪt, θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv hɪz sˈɪstɚ, ˌæɹəbˈɛlə tʃˈɜːtʃɪl, hˌuː hɐdbɪn mˈɪstɹəs tə ðə kˈɪŋ wɛn hiː wʌz dˈuːk ʌv jˈɔːɹk. hiː sˈɜːvd ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɔːɹz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dˈʌtʃ, ænd sˈɜːvd fɚɹə tˈaɪm ˌʌndɚ tjɚɹˈɛn hɪmsˈɛlf, hˌuː sˈɔː ˈɔːlmoʊst æɾə ɡlˈæns ðə jˈʌŋ mˈænz dʒˈiːnɪəs fɔːɹ wˈɔːɹ.