text_original: He was very well content to move in pomp and triumph on the road, or float at ease along the rivers, while his guards did the fighting. The provincials vied with each other in their eagerness to do him honour, and they found that the one passport to his favour was to provide abundance of good cheer.
text_transcription: HE WAS VERY WELL CONTENT TO MOVE IN POMP AND TRIUMPH ON THE ROAD OR FLOAT AT EASE ALONG THE RIVERS WHILE HIS GUARDS DID THE FIGHTING THE PROVINCIALS VIED WITH EACH OTHER IN THEIR EAGERNESS TO DO A HONOR AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ONE PASSPORT TO HIS FAVOR WAS TO PROVIDE ABUNDANCE OF GOOD CHEER
phonemes: hiː wʌz vˈɛɹi wˈɛl kˈɑːntɛnt tə mˈuːv ɪn pˈɑːmp ænd tɹˈaɪʌmf ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd, ɔːɹ flˈoʊt æɾ ˈiːz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə ɹˈɪvɚz, wˌaɪl hɪz ɡˈɑːɹdz dˈɪd ðə fˈaɪɾɪŋ. ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəlz vˈaɪd wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ ˈiːɡɚnəs tə dˈuː hˌɪm ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ðeɪ fˈaʊnd ðætðə wˈʌn pˈæspɔːɹt tə hɪz fˈeɪvɚ wʌz tə pɹəvˈaɪd ɐbˈʌndəns ʌv ɡˈʊd tʃˈɪɹ.