text_original: by no means very definitely organised ; federation indeed it seems extraordinary that it should have held together at all, considering the great differences which existed between the various States, and considering also that even their territory did not form one continuous whole.
text_transcription: BY NO MEANS VERY DEFINITELY ORGANIZED INDEED IT SEEMS EXTRAORDINARY THAT IT SHOULD HAVE HELD TOGETHER AT ALL CONSIDERING THE GREAT DIFFERENCES WHICH EXISTED BETWEEN THE VARIOUS STATES AND CONSIDERING ALSO THAT EVEN THEIR TERRITORY DID NOT FORM ONE CONTINUOUS WHOLE
phonemes: baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz vˈɛɹi dˈɛfɪnətli ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd ; fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ˌɪndˈiːd ɪt sˈiːmz ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ðˌɐɾɪt ʃˌʊdəv hˈɛld təɡˌɛðɚɹ æɾ ˈɔːl, kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪfɹənsᵻz wˌɪtʃ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə vˈɛɹiəs stˈeɪts, ænd kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ˈɔːlsoʊ ðæt ˈiːvən ðɛɹ tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi dɪdnˌɑːt fˈɔːɹm wˈʌn kəntˈɪnjuːəs hˈoʊl.