text_original: It was there he had told her what Victor Emanuel and Cavour  the soldier and the statesman  had done for Italy; and how that which had been but a geographical expression, a patchwork of petty states  for the most part under foreign rulers  had become the name of a great nation in the van of progress.
text_transcription: IT WAS THERE HE HAD TOLD HER WHAT VICTOR EMANUEL AND CAVOIR THE SOLDIER AND THE STATESMAN HAD DONE FOR ITALY AND HOW THAT WHICH HAD BEEN BUT A GEOGRAPHICAL EXPRESSION A PATCHWORK OF PETTY STATES FOR THE MOST PART UNDER FOREIGN RULERS HAD BECOME THE NAME OF A GREAT NATION IN THE VAN OF PROGRESS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ðɛɹ hiː hæd tˈoʊld hɜː wʌt vˈɪktɚɹ ɪmˈænuːl ænd kɐvˈɜː ðə sˈoʊldʒɚ ænd ðə stˈeɪtsmən hæd dˈʌn fɔːɹ ˈɪɾəli; ænd hˌaʊ ðæt wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn bˌʌt ɐ dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, ɐ pˈætʃwɜːk ʌv pˈɛɾi stˈeɪts fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt ˌʌndɚ fˈɔːɹən ɹˈuːlɚz hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə nˈeɪm əvə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈeɪʃən ɪnðə vˈæn ʌv pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs.