text_original: The ballet was coming into favor about this time, and had a place in the theatrical performances at most of the London houses. But it had as yet reached nothing like the position of importance which was given to it in more recent times.
text_transcription: THE BALLET WAS COMING INTO FAVOR ABOUT THIS TIME AND HAD A PLACE IN THE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AT MOST OF THE LONDON HOUSES BUT IT HAD AS YET REACHED NOTHING LIKE THE POSITION OF IMPORTANCE WHICH WAS GIVEN TO IT IN MORE RECENT TIMES
phonemes: ðə bælˈeɪ wʌz kˈʌmɪŋ ˌɪntʊ fˈeɪvɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs tˈaɪm, ænd hæd ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðə θiːˈætɹɪkəl pɚfˈɔːɹmənsᵻz æt mˈoʊst əv ðə lˈʌndən hˈaʊzᵻz. bˌʌt ɪt hæd æz jˈɛt ɹˈiːtʃt nˈʌθɪŋ lˈaɪk ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɡˈɪvən tʊ ɪɾ ɪn mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt tˈaɪmz.