text_original: That the actual administration should be vested in the Company seemed to him inevitable, but he would have left the King his title, rank, and ample revenues. The Directors decreed otherwise, and on February 13th, 1856, the formal annexation of Oudh to the dominions of the Company was proclaimed.
text_transcription: THAT THE ACTUAL ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE VESTED IN THE COMPANY SEEMED TO HIM INEVITABLE BUT HE WOULD HAVE LEFT THE KING HIS TITLE RANK AND AMPLE REVENUES THE DIRECTORS DECREED OTHERWISE AND ON FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH EIGHTEEN FIFTY SIX THE FORMAL ANNEXATION AVOWED TO THE DOMINIONS OF THE COMPANY WAS PROCLAIMED
phonemes: ðætðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʃˌʊd biː vˈɛstᵻd ɪnðə kˈʌmpəni sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl, bˌʌt hiː wʊdhɐv lˈɛft ðə kˈɪŋ hɪz tˈaɪɾəl, ɹˈæŋk, ænd ˈæmpəl ɹˈɛvənˌuːz. ðə dᵻɹˈɛktɚz dᵻkɹˈiːd ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz, ænd ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi θˈɜːtiːnθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ðə fˈɔːɹməl ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈaʊd tə ðə dəmˈɪniənz ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni wʌz pɹəklˈeɪmd.