text_original: Great Britain has tended to withdraw from interference in mattei s which concern Europe only, and has concentrated her attention upon questions of world politics. She has in fact 1901] COLONIAL EXPANSION 11 exchanged a foreign for a colonial policy. Not one of the innumerable wars in which, since 1815, she has been engaged was really European in significance and scope.
text_transcription: GREAT BRITAIN HAS TENDED TO WITHDRAW FROM INTERFERENCE IN MATTERS WHICH CONCERN EUROPE ONLY AND HAS CONCENTRATED HER ATTENTION UPON QUESTIONS OF WORLD POLITICS SHE HAS IN FACT EXCHANGED A FOREIGN FOR A COLONIAL POLICY NOT ONE OF THE INNUMERABLE WARS IN WHICH SINCE EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN SHE HAS BEEN ENGAGED WAS REALLY EUROPEAN IN SIGNIFICANCE AND SCOPE
phonemes: ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən hɐz tˈɛndᵻd tə wɪθdɹˈɔː fɹʌm ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns ɪn mˈæɾeɪ ˈɛs wˌɪtʃ kənsˈɜːn jˈʊɹɹəp ˈoʊnli, ænd hɐz kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd hɜːɹ ɐtˈɛnʃən əpˌɑːn kwˈɛstʃənz ʌv wˈɜːld pˈɑːlətˌɪks. ʃiː hɐz ɪn fˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn] kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɛkspˈænʃən ɪlˈɛvən ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd ɐ fˈɔːɹən fɚɹə kəlˈoʊnɪəl pˈɑːlɪsi. nˌɑːt wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ɪnˈuːmɚɹəbəl wˈɔːɹz ɪnwˌɪtʃ, sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ʃiː hˈæzbiːn ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd wʌz ɹˈiəli jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɪn sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns ænd skˈoʊp.