text_original: During the last hundred years a few daring ex  plorers traversed the country, and in 1904 a mission from the Indian government fought its way to the mysterious city of Lhasa, to offset the dreaded influence of Russia with the court of Thibet, and to regulate trade with India.
text_transcription: DURING THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS A FEW DARING EXPLORERS TRAVERSED THE COUNTRY AND IN NINETEEN O FOUR A MISSION FROM THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT FOUGHT ITS WAY TO THE MYSTERIOUS CITY OF LASA TO OFFSET THE DREADED INFLUENCE OF RUSSIA WITH THE COURT OF THIBET AND TO REGULATE TRADE WITH INDIA
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ɐ fjˈuː dˈɛɹɪŋ ˈɛks plˈɔːɹɚz tɹɐvˈɜːst ðə kˈʌntɹi, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ɐ mˈɪʃən fɹʌmðɪ ˈɪndiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈɔːt ɪts wˈeɪ tə ðə mɪstˈɪɹiəs sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈɑːsə, tʊ ˈɔfsɛt ðə dɹˈɛdᵻd ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv ɹˈʌʃə wɪððə kˈɔːɹt ʌv θˈɪbɪt, ænd tə ɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪt tɹˈeɪd wɪð ˈɪndiə.