text_original: Bolingbroke wrote and spoke French with fluency and accuracy, an accomplishment not very common among the EngHsh statesmen of his time, and in many of his dealings with foreign Ministers he was able to VOL. II. F 66 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxiv. make use of the language which was then much more familiar than English in all parts of the Continent.
text_transcription: BOLINGBROKE WROTE AND SPOKE FRENCH WITH FLUENCY AND ACCURACY AN ACCOMPLISHMENT NOT VERY COMMON AMONG THE ENGLISH STATESMEN OF HIS TIME AND IN MANY OF HIS DEALINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTERS HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE USE OF THE LANGUAGE WHICH WAS THEN MUCH MORE FAMILIAR THAN ENGLISH IN ALL PARTS OF THE CONTINENT
phonemes: bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk ɹˈoʊt ænd spˈoʊk fɹˈɛntʃ wɪð flˈuːənsi ænd ˈækjʊɹəsi, ɐn ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃmənt nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi kˈɑːmən ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈɛŋ ˌeɪtʃˌɛsˈeɪtʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm, ænd ɪn mˈɛnɪəv hɪz dˈiːlɪŋz wɪð fˈɔːɹən mˈɪnɪstɚz hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ˈɛf sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ. mˌeɪk jˈuːs ʌvðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ fəmˈɪlɪɹ ðɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪn ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə kˈɑːntɪnənt.