text_original: It was the year of the Exposition Uni  verselle at the Palais de l' Industrie ; the siege of Sevastopol was nearly at its end.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE YEAR OF THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSEL AT THE PALAIS DE LANDUSTRIE THE SIEGE OF SEVASTOPOL WAS NEARLY AT ITS END
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə jˈɪɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkspəzˈɪʃən jˈuːni vɜːsˈɛl æt ðə pˈæleɪ də ˈɛl ɪndˈʌstɹi ; ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv sˈɛvɐstˌɑːpɑːl wʌz nˌɪɹli æɾ ɪts ˈɛnd.