text_original: While the Germans were thus competing with Slavs on the Eastern Baltic, on the West it was a question whether they or the Scandinavians should control trade in that quarter, and especially in those narrow sea pas  sages leading round Denmark to the North Sea.
text_transcription: WHILE THE GERMANS WERE THUS COMPETING WITH SLAVS ON THE EASTERN BALTIC ON THE WEST IT WAS A QUESTION WHETHER THEY OR THE SCANDINAVIANS SHOULD CONTROL TRADE IN THAT QUARTER AND ESPECIALLY IN THOSE NARROW SEA PASSAGES LEADING AROUND DENMARK TO THE NORTH SEA
phonemes: wˌaɪl ðə dʒˈɜːmənz wɜː ðˈʌs kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð slˈævz ɔnðɪ ˈiːstɚn bˈɔltɪk, ɔnðə wˈɛst ɪt wʌzɐ kwˈɛstʃən wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ ɔːɹ ðə skˌændɪnˈeɪviənz ʃˌʊd kəntɹˈoʊl tɹˈeɪd ɪn ðæt kwˈɔːɹɾɚ, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn ðoʊz nˈæɹoʊ sˈiː pˈæs sˈeɪdʒᵻz lˈiːdɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd dˈɛnmɑːɹk tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈiː.