text_original: The Parliamentary career became a distinct object of ambition to num  bers of men who might otherwise have had nothing to call them from a life of mere indolence or pleasure.
text_transcription: THE PARLIAMENTARY CAREER BECAME A DISTINCT OBJECT OF AMBITION TO NUMBERS OF MEN WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD NOTHING TO CALL THEM FROM A LIFE OF MERE INDOLENCE OR PLEASURE
phonemes: ðə pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkt ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv æmbˈɪʃən tə nˈʌm bˈɜːz ʌv mˈɛn hˌuː mˌaɪt ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz hæv hæd nˈʌθɪŋ tə kˈɔːl ðˌɛm fɹʌm ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv mˈɪɹ ˈɪndələns ɔːɹ plˈɛʒɚ.