text_original: The retention in 1815 of the Mauri  tius, of Ceylon, and above all, of Cape Colony, was significant of this new influence. These acquisitions, although valuable in themselves, were primarily important as stages on the highway to India.
text_transcription: THE RETENTION IN EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN OF THE MAURITIUS OF CEYLON AND ABOVE ALL OF CAPE COLONY WAS SIGNIFICANT OF THIS NEW INFLUENCE THESE ACQUISITIONS ALTHOUGH VALUABLE IN THEMSELVES WERE PRIMARILY IMPORTANT AS STAGES ON THE HIGHWAY TO INDIA
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻtˈɛnʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn ʌvðə mˈɔːɹi tˈɪəs, ʌv seɪlˈɑːn, ænd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl, ʌv kˈeɪp kˈɑːləni, wʌz sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ʌv ðɪs nˈuː ˈɪnfluːəns. ðiːz ɐkwɪsˈɪʃənz, ɔːlðˈoʊ vˈæljuːəbəl ɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz, wɜː pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt æz stˈeɪdʒᵻz ɔnðə hˈaɪweɪ tʊ ˈɪndiə.