text_original: Intimately connected with British Dominion in India is the Egypt position which this country has been compelled to assume in Egypt. British statesmen were, however, characteristically slow to realize the 12 INTRODUCTORY [1815  connection. France perceived it long ago.
text_transcription: INTIMATELY CONNECTED WITH BRITISH DOMINATION IN INDIA IS THE POSITION WHICH THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN COMPELLED TO ASSUME IN EGYPT BRITISH STATESMEN WERE HOWEVER CHARACTERISTICALLY SLOW TO REALIZE THE CONNECTION FRANCE PERCEIVED IT LONG AGO
phonemes: ˈɪntᵻmətli kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dəmˈɪniən ɪn ˈɪndiə ɪz ðɪ ˈiːdʒɪpt pəzˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ðɪs kˈʌntɹi hˈæzbiːn kəmpˈɛld tʊ ɐsˈuːm ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt. bɹˈɪɾɪʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn wɜː, haʊˈɛvɚ, kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪkli slˈoʊ tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðə twˈɛlv ˌɪntɹədˈʌktɚɹi [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn kənˈɛkʃən. fɹˈæns pɚsˈiːvd ɪt lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ.