text_original: Consequently one of his first acts after arriving in India was The open  to despatch Captain Alexander Burnes on a mission to Kdbul. '"^ofthe This mission was the prologue to a long series of the grimmest question tragedies in the whole drama of Indian politics.
text_transcription: CONSEQUENTLY ONE OF HIS FIRST ACTS AFTER ARRIVING IN INDIA WAS TO DISPATCH CAPTAIN ALEXANDER BURNS ON A MISSION TO KABUL THIS MISSION WAS THE PROLOGUE OF A LONG SERIES OF THE GRIMMEST TRAGEDIES IN THE WHOLE DRAMA OF INDIAN POLITICS
phonemes: kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst ˈækts ˈæftɚɹ ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈɪndiə wʌzðɪ ˈoʊpən tə dᵻspˈætʃ kˈæptɪn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bˈɜːnz ˌɔn ɐ mˈɪʃən tə kˌeɪdˈiːbˈʌl."ˈɔfð ðɪs mˈɪʃən wʌzðə pɹˈoʊlɑːɡ tʊ ɐ lˈɔŋ sˈɪɹiz ʌvðə ɡɹˈɪmɪst kwˈɛstʃən tɹˈædʒədiz ɪnðə hˈoʊl dɹˈɑːmə ʌv ˈɪndiən pˈɑːlətˌɪks.