text_original: Indeed, Singapore was simply one large warehouse, to which Madras sent cotton cloth; Calcutta, opium; Sumatra, pepper; Java, arrack and spices; Manilla, sugar and arrack; all forthwith despatched to Europe, China, Siam, &c.
text_transcription: INDEED SINGAPOR WAS SIMPLY ONE LARGE WAREHOUSE TO WHICH MADRAS SCENT COTTON CLOTH CALCUTTA OPIUM SUMMATRA PEPPER JAWA ARAK AND SPICES MANILA SUGAR AND ERAK ALL FORTHWITH DESPATCHED TO EUROPE CHINA SIAM ET
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd, sˈɪŋɡɐpˌɔːɹ wʌz sˈɪmpli wˈʌn lˈɑːɹdʒ wˈɛɹhaʊs, tə wˌɪtʃ mədɹˈɑːs sˈɛnt kˈɑːʔn̩ klˈɔθ; kælkˈʌɾə, ˈoʊpiəm; suːmˈɑːtɹə, pˈɛpɚ; dʒˈɑːvə, ɚɹˈæk ænd spˈaɪsᵻz; mænˈɪlə, ʃˈʊɡɚɹ ænd ɚɹˈæk; ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹθwɪθ dᵻspˈætʃt tə jˈʊɹɹəp, tʃˈaɪnə, saɪˈæm, ænd sˈiː.