text_original: Ten days after the departure of the envoys they returned with a large quantity of fresh presents, but with a positive refusal on the part of the emperor to allow them to advance near the capital, and a request that, now they had obtained what they most desired, they would at once return to their own country.
text_transcription: TEN DAYS AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF THE ENVOYS THEY RETURNED WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF FRESH PRESENTS BUT WITH A POSITIVE REFUSAL ON THE PART OF THE EMPEROR TO ALLOW THEM TO ADVANCE NEAR THE CAPITAL AND A REQUEST THAT NOW THEY HAD OBTAINED WHAT THEY MOST DESIRED THEY WOULD AT ONCE RETURN TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY
phonemes: tˈɛn dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛnvɔɪz ðeɪ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kwˈɔntᵻɾi ʌv fɹˈɛʃ pɹˈɛzənts, bˌʌt wɪð ɐ pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðˌɛm tʊ ɐdvˈæns nˌɪɹ ðə kˈæpɪɾəl, ænd ɐ ɹᵻkwˈɛst ðˈæt, nˈaʊ ðeɪ hæd əbtˈeɪnd wʌt ðeɪ mˈoʊst dɪzˈaɪɚd, ðeɪ wʊd ɐtwˈʌns ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi.