text_original: For two hundred years and more the Spaniards regarded the Pacific as their own possession; the sea seemed closed to the world, except by one difficult and dangerous portal.
text_transcription: FOR TWO HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE THE SPANIARDS REGARDED THE PACIFIC AS THEIR OWN POSSESSION THE SEA SEEMED CLOSED TO THE WORLD EXCEPT BY ONE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS PORTAL
phonemes: fɔːɹ tˈuː hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ænd mˈɔːɹ ðə spˈænɪɚdz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk æz ðɛɹ ˈoʊn pəzˈɛʃən; ðə sˈiː sˈiːmd klˈoʊzd tə ðə wˈɜːld, ɛksˈɛpt baɪ wˈʌn dˈɪfɪkəlt ænd dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs pˈɔːɹɾəl.