text_original: He joined the Whig Party, and made something almost like a display of his devotion to the cause of the Protestant succession. He took part often in debate, and although he had not, and did not pretend to have, any of the gifts and arts that belong to the genuine orator, he soon attracted attention by his capacity for close and prac  tical argument and his faculty for adapting himself to the comprehension of his listeners.
text_transcription: HE JOINED THE WHIG PARTY AND MADE SOMETHING ALMOST LIKE A DISPLAY OF HIS DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROTESTANT SUCCESSION HE TOOK PART OFTEN IN DEBATE AND ALTHOUGH HE HAD NOT AND DID NOT PRETEND TO HAVE ANY OF THE GIFTS AND ARTS THAT BELONGED TO THE GENUINE ORATOR HE SOON ATTRACTED ATTENTION BY HIS CAPACITY FOR CLOSE AND PRACTICAL ARGUMENT AND HIS FACULTY FOR ADAPTING HIMSELF TO THE COMPREHENSION OF HIS LISTENERS
phonemes: hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə wˈɪɡ pˈɑːɹɾi, ænd mˌeɪd sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɔːlmoʊst lˈaɪk ɐ dɪsplˈeɪ ʌv hɪz dɪvˈoʊʃən tə ðə kˈɔːz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt səksˈɛʃən. hiː tˈʊk pˈɑːɹt ˈɔfən ɪn dᵻbˈeɪt, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd nˈɑːt, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt pɹɪtˈɛnd tə hˈæv, ˌɛni ʌvðə ɡˈɪfts ænd ˈɑːɹts ðæt bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ˈɔːɹəɾɚ, hiː sˈuːn ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ɐtˈɛnʃən baɪ hɪz kəpˈæsᵻɾi fɔːɹ klˈoʊs ænd pɹˈæk tˈɪkəl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ænd hɪz fˈækəlti fɔːɹ ɐdˈæptɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən ʌv hɪz lˈɪsənɚz.