text_original: Prussia was no longer merely a German Power ; she had risen to the first rank of great European Powers ; her commerce was beginning to represent great interests in the Pro  vinces of the Turkish Empire ; lastly, she was allied to two great States which were directly con  cerned in the Eastern question.
text_transcription: PRUSSIA WAS NO LONGER MERELY A GERMAN POWER SHE HAD RISEN TO THE FIRST RANK OF GREAT EUROPEAN POWERS HER COMMERCE WAS BEGINNING TO REPRESENT GREAT INTERESTS IN THE PROVINCES OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE LASTLY SHE WAS ALLIED TO TWO GREAT STATES WHICH WERE DIRECTLY CONCERNED IN THE EASTERN QUESTION
phonemes: pɹˈʌʃə wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ mˈɪɹli ɐ dʒˈɜːmən pˈaʊɚ ; ʃiː hæd ɹˈɪzən tə ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈæŋk ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈaʊɚz ; hɜː kˈɑːmɜːs wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪntɹɛsts ɪnðə pɹˈoʊ vˈɪnsᵻz ʌvðə tˈɜːkɪʃ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ; lˈæstli, ʃiː wʌz ˈælaɪd tə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt stˈeɪts wˌɪtʃ wɜː dᵻɹˈɛktli kˈɑːn sˈɜːnd ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn kwˈɛstʃən.