text_original: It was only in 1819 that the English procured from the Malayan sultan of Johore the right to settle in the town of Singapore; and the little village in which they established themselves then numbered but 150 inhabitants, although, thanks to Sir Stamford Raffles, a town soon rose on the site of the unpretending cabins of the natives.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONLY IN EIGHTEEN NINETEEN THAT THE ENGLISH PROCURED FROM THE MALAIN SULTAN OF YOHOR THE RIGHT TO SETTLE IN THE TOWN OF SINGAPOR AND THE LITTLE VILLAGE IN WHICH THEY ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES THEN NUMBERED BUT HUNDRED AND FIFTY INHABITANTS ALTHOUGH THANKS TO SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES A TOWN SOON ROSE ON THE SITE OF THE UNPRETENDING CABINS OF THE NATIVES
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pɹəkjˈʊɹd fɹʌmðə məlˈeɪən sˈʌltən ʌv dʒˈoʊhɔːɹ ðə ɹˈaɪt tə sˈɛɾəl ɪnðə tˈaʊn ʌv sˈɪŋɡɐpˌɔːɹ; ænd ðə lˈɪɾəl vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðɛmsˈɛlvz ðˈɛn nˈʌmbɚd bˌʌt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɪnhˈæbɪtənts, ɔːlðˈoʊ, θˈæŋks tə sˌɜː stˈæmfɚd ɹˈæfəlz, ɐ tˈaʊn sˈuːn ɹˈoʊz ɔnðə sˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ʌnpɹɪtˈɛndɪŋ kˈæbɪnz ʌvðə nˈeɪɾɪvz.