text_original: Racially they were of course akin, but despite the large admixture of Flemish blood, the peoples of the Belgian Provinces were wholly French in sympathy, and for more than twenty yeai*s they had actually formed part of France.
text_transcription: RACIALLY THEY WERE OF COURSE AKIN BUT DESPITE THE LARGE ADMIXTURE OF FLEMISH BLOOD THE PEOPLES OF THE BELGIAN PROVINCE WERE WHOLLY FRENCH IN SYMPATHY AND FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS THEY HAD ACTUALLY FORMED PART OF FRANCE
phonemes: ɹˈeɪʃəli ðeɪ wɜːɹ ʌv kˈɔːɹs ɐkˈɪn, bˌʌt dᵻspˈaɪt ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ ɐdmˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv flˈɛmɪʃ blˈʌd, ðə pˈiːpəlz ʌvðə bˈɛldʒən pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz wɜː hˈoʊli fɹˈɛntʃ ɪn sˈɪmpəθi, ænd fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti jˈiːi ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs ðeɪ hæd ˈæktʃuːəli fˈɔːɹmd pˈɑːɹt ʌv fɹˈæns.