text_original: Politics had dwindled to the scan  dals of court gossip, and the sterner game of war, with its hardy virtues and its self denial, had passed into the hands of provincials far away.
text_transcription: POLITICS HAD DWINDLED TO THE SCANDALS OF COURT GOSSIP AND THE STERNER GAME OF WAR WITH ITS HARDY VIRTUES AND ITSELF DENIAL HAD PASSED INTO THE HANDS OF PROVINCIALS FAR AWAY
phonemes: pˈɑːlətˌɪks hæd dwˈɪndəld tə ðə skˈæn dˈælz ʌv kˈɔːɹt ɡˈɑːsɪp, ænd ðə stˈɜːnɚ ɡˈeɪm ʌv wˈɔːɹ, wɪð ɪts hˈɑːɹdi vˈɜːtʃuːz ænd ɪts sˈɛlf dᵻnˈaɪəl, hæd pˈæst ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌv pɹəvˈɪnʃəlz fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ.