text_original: Denmark, on the whole, had been the  most advanced of the three, and above all she had great geographical importance, commanding as she did the water way from the Baltic to the North Sea, especially when Skaania, the southern portion of the Swedish Peninsula, was in her hands.
text_transcription: DENMARK ON THE WHOLE HAD BEEN THE MOST ADVANCED OF THE THREE AND ABOVE ALL SHE HAD GREAT GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE COMMANDING AS SHE DID THE WATERWAY FROM THE BALTIC TO THE NORTH SEA ESPECIALLY WHEN SCANNIA THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SWEDISH PENINSULA WAS IN HER HANDS
phonemes: dˈɛnmɑːɹk, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, hɐdbɪn ðə mˈoʊst ɐdvˈænst ʌvðə θɹˈiː, ænd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ʃiː hæd ɡɹˈeɪt dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns, kəmˈændɪŋ æz ʃiː dˈɪd ðə wˈɔːɾɚ wˈeɪ fɹʌmðə bˈɔltɪk tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈiː, ɪspˈɛʃəli wɛn skˈɑːniə, ðə sˈʌðɚn pˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə swˈiːdɪʃ pənˈɪnsjʊlə, wʌz ɪn hɜː hˈændz.