text_original: The Amire were not less reluctant than Ranjit Singh, but they were far less powerful, and though they imposed every obstacle they dared, a magnificent army started in December, 1838. Unfortunately for Auckland, one of his excuses for the invasion had already evapor  ated, for on October 9th the Persians inconsiderately raised the siege of Herat and agreed to molest it no more.
text_transcription: THE AMIRS WERE NOT LESS RELUCTANT THAN RANJIT SINGH FOR THEY WERE FAR LESS POWERFUL AND THOUGH THEY IMPOSED EVERY OBSTACLE THEY DARED A MAGNIFICENT ARMY STARTED IN DECEMBER OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY EIGHT UNFORTUNATELY FOR AUCKLAND ONE OF HIS EXCUSES FOR THE INVASION HAD ALREADY EVAPORATED FOR ON OCTOBER NINTH THE PERSIANS INCONSIDERATELY RAISED THE SIEGE OF HERAT AND AGREED TO MOLEST IT NO MORE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæmaɪɚ wɜː nˌɑːt lˈɛs ɹᵻlˈʌktənt ðɐn ɹˈændʒɪt sˈɪŋ, bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː fˈɑːɹ lˈɛs pˈaʊɚfəl, ænd ðˌoʊ ðeɪ ɪmpˈoʊzd ˈɛvɹi ˈɑːbstəkəl ðeɪ dˈɛɹd, ɐ mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ˈɑːɹmi stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt. ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli fɔːɹ ˈɔːklənd, wˈʌn ʌv hɪz ɛkskjˈuːsᵻz fɚðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪvˈæpɚɹ ˈeɪɾᵻd, fɔːɹ ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪnθ ðə pˈɜːʒənz ɪŋkənsˈɪdɚɹətli ɹˈeɪzd ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv hˈɛɹæt ænd ɐɡɹˈiːd tə məlˈɛst ɪt nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ.