text_original: Lady Hester, in conversation with the European visitors, would occasionally mention some of the circumstances that assisted her to secure an influence amounting almost to sovereignty. "The Bedawun, so often engaged in irregular warfare, strains his eyes to the horizon in search of a coming enemy just as habitually as the sailor keeps his 'bright look out' for a strange sail.
text_transcription: LADY HESTER IN CONVERSATION WITH THE EUROPEAN VISITORS WOULD OCCASIONALLY MENTION SOME OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ASSISTED HER TO SECURE AN INFLUENCE AMOUNTING ALMOST TO SOVEREIGNTY THE BEDOUIN SO OFTEN ENGAGED IN IRREGULAR WARFARE STRAINS HIS EYES TO THE HORIZON IN SEARCH OF A COMING ENEMY JUST AS HABITUALLY AS THE SAILOR KEEPS HIS BRIGHT LOOKOUT FOR A STRANGE SAIL
phonemes: lˈeɪdi hˈɛstɚ, ɪn kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɪððə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən vˈɪzɪɾɚz, wʊd əkˈeɪʒənəli mˈɛnʃən sˌʌm ʌvðə sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ðæt ɐsˈɪstᵻd hɜː tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɐn ˈɪnfluːəns ɐmˈaʊntɪŋ ˈɔːlmoʊst tə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti. "ðə bᵻdˈæwʌn, sˌoʊ ˈɔfən ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ wˈɔːɹfɛɹ, stɹˈeɪnz hɪz ˈaɪz tə ðə hɚɹˈaɪzən ɪn sˈɜːtʃ əvə kˈʌmɪŋ ˈɛnəmi dʒˈʌst æz hɐbˈɪtʃuːəli æz ðə sˈeɪlɚ kˈiːps hɪz bɹˈaɪt lˈʊk ˈaʊt fɚɹə stɹˈeɪndʒ sˈeɪl.