text_original: The affair The war had been in progress about seven months when an of the incident occurred which nearly brought Great Britain into the actual arena of conflict. The Confederate States were anxious to secure recognition from England and France.
text_transcription: E THE WAR HAD BEEN IN PROGRESS ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURRED WHICH NEARLY BROUGHT GREAT BRITAIN INTO THE ACTUAL ARENA OF CONFLICT THE CONFEDERATE STATES WERE ANXIOUS TO SECURE RECOGNITION FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE
phonemes: ðɪ ɐfˈɛɹ ðə wˈɔːɹ hɐdbɪn ɪn pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɐbˌaʊt sˈɛvən mˈʌnθs wɛn ɐn ʌvðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt əkˈɜːd wˌɪtʃ nˌɪɹli bɹˈɔːt ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ɚɹˈiːnə ʌv kˈɑːnflɪkt. ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts wɜːɹ ˈæŋʃəs tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən fɹʌm ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd fɹˈæns.