text_original: Heinsius was, at the time with which we are now dealing, the Grand Pensionary of the United Provinces, His po  sition was very much like that of an English prime  minister, but at this time Holland was passing through one of the intervals when she had no actual Stadholder or sovereign head of the state, and his influence was, therefore, all the greater in directing the policy of his country.
text_transcription: HEINSIUS WAS AT THE TIME WITH WHICH WE ARE NOW DEALING THE GRAND PENSIONARY OF THE UNITED PROVINCES HIS POSITION WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THAT OF AN ENGLISH PRIME MINISTER BUT AT THIS TIME HOLLAND WAS PASSING THROUGH ONE OF THE INTERVALS WHEN SHE HAD NO ACTUAL STADTHOLDER OR SOVEREIGN HEAD OF THE STATE AND HIS INFLUENCE WAS THEREFORE ALL THE GREATER IN DIRECTING THE POLICY OF HIS COUNTRY
phonemes: hˈaɪnsɪəs wʌz, æt ðə tˈaɪm wɪð wˌɪtʃ wiː ɑːɹ nˈaʊ dˈiːlɪŋ, ðə ɡɹˈænd pˈɛnʃənˌɛɹi ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, hɪz pˈoʊ sˈɪʃən wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ lˈaɪk ðæt əvən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ, bˌʌt æt ðɪs tˈaɪm hˈɑːlənd wʌz pˈæsɪŋ θɹuː wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɪntɚvəlz wɛn ʃiː hæd nˈoʊ ˈæktʃuːəl stˈædhoʊldɚ ɔːɹ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hˈɛd ʌvðə stˈeɪt, ænd hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns wʌz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ˈɔːl ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn dᵻɹˈɛktɪŋ ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv hɪz kˈʌntɹi.