text_original: Wickham must indeed have been proud to see the plantations spreading from Ceylon to Malaya, where rubber was eagerly taken up by planters who were despairing of ever making a living out of coffee, and later to Sumatra and Java and Borneo.
text_transcription: WICKHAM MUST INDEED HAVE BEEN PROUD TO SEE THE PLANTATIONS SPREADING FROM CEYLON TO MALEA WHERE RUBBER WAS EAGERLY TAKEN UP BY PLANTERS WHO WERE DESPAIRING OF EVER MAKING A LIVING OUT OF COFFEE AND LATER TO SOMATRA AND JAVA AND BORNEO
phonemes: wˈɪkæm mˈʌst ˌɪndˈiːd hɐvbɪn pɹˈaʊd tə sˈiː ðə plæntˈeɪʃənz spɹˈɛdɪŋ fɹʌm seɪlˈɑːn tə məlˈeɪə, wˌɛɹ ɹˈʌbɚ wʌz ˈiːɡɚli tˈeɪkən ˌʌp baɪ plˈæntɚz hˌuː wɜː dᵻspˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv ˈɛvɚ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ lˈɪvɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv kˈɔfi, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ tə suːmˈɑːtɹə ænd dʒˈɑːvə ænd bˈɔːɹnɪˌoʊ.