text_original: It was not long afterwards that Lisbon began to import some of these crudely fashioned articles, and it is said that in 1755 the King of Portugal sent to Brazil several pairs of his boots to be waterproofed. A few years later the Government of Para, Brazil, sent him a full suit of rubber clothes. For all that, this elastic gum was for the most part only a curiosity, and few people knew there was such a thing.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT LONG AFTERWARDS THAT LISBON BEGAN TO IMPORT SOME OF THESE CRUDELY FASHIONED ARTICLES AND IT IS SAID THAT IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY FIVE THE KING OF PORTUGAL SENT TO BRAZIL SEVERAL PAIRS OF HIS BOOTS TO BE WATERPROOFED A FEW YEARS LATER THE GOVERNMENT OF PARA BRAZIL SENT HIM A FULL SUIT OF RUBBER CLOTHES FOR ALL THAT THIS ELASTIC GUM WAS FOR THE MOST PART ONLY A CURIOSITY AND FEW PEOPLE KNEW THERE WAS SUCH A THING
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚwɚdz ðæt lˈɪsbən bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɪmpˈɔːɹt sˌʌm ʌv ðiːz kɹˈuːdli fˈæʃənd ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz, ænd ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðæt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv pˈɔːɹtʃəɡəl sˈɛnt tə bɹɐzˈɪl sˈɛvɹəl pˈɛɹz ʌv hɪz bˈuːts təbi wˈɔːɾɚpɹˌuːft. ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv pˈæɹə, bɹɐzˈɪl, sˈɛnt hˌɪm ɐ fˈʊl sˈuːt ʌv ɹˈʌbɚ klˈoʊðz. fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ðˈæt, ðɪs ᵻlˈæstɪk ɡˈʌm wʌz fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt ˈoʊnli ɐ kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi, ænd fjˈuː pˈiːpəl nˈuː ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌtʃ ɐ θˈɪŋ.