text_original: Once more he obeyed in silence, and now might fairly hope to be rewarded for his patience and one day to mount into the weakly Emperor's place. But his lot was to be always second, never first.
text_transcription: ONCE MORE HE OBEYED IN SILENCE AND NOW MIGHT FAIRLY HOPE TO BE REWARDED FOR HIS PATIENCE AND ONE DAY TO MOUNT INTO THE WEEKLY EMPEROR'S PLACE BUT HIS LOT WAS TO BE ALWAYS SECOND NEVER FIRST
phonemes: wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ hiː oʊbˈeɪd ɪn sˈaɪləns, ænd nˈaʊ mˌaɪt fˈɛɹli hˈoʊp təbi ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd fɔːɹ hɪz pˈeɪʃəns ænd wˈʌn dˈeɪ tə mˈaʊnt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈiːkli ˈɛmpɚɹɚz plˈeɪs. bˌʌt hɪz lˈɑːt wʌz təbi ˈɔːlweɪz sˈɛkənd, nˈɛvɚ fˈɜːst.