text_original: The Eastern frontiers of Bengal had for some time been threatened by the advance of the Kingdom of Burmah ; the intermediate tribes who had been taken under British protection were frequently annoyed by their encroachments, and in 1824 Amherst was forced to declare war.
text_transcription: THE EASTERN FRONTIERS OF BENGAL HAD FOR SOME TIME BEEN THREATENED BY THE ADVANCE OF THE KINGDOM OF BURMA THE INTERMEDIATE TRIBES WHO HAD BEEN TAKEN UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION WERE FREQUENTLY ANNOYED BY THEIR ENCROACHMENTS AND IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY FOUR AMHERST WAS FORCED TO DECLARE WAR
phonemes: ðɪ ˈiːstɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹz ʌv bˌɛŋɡˈɔːl hæd fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm bˌɪn θɹˈɛʔn̩d baɪ ðɪ ɐdvˈæns ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv bˈɜːmə ; ðɪ ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət tɹˈaɪbz hˌuː hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən ˌʌndɚ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pɹətˈɛkʃən wɜː fɹˈiːkwəntli ɐnˈɔɪd baɪ ðɛɹ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃmənts, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ˈæmhɚst wʌz fˈɔːɹst tə dᵻklˈɛɹ wˈɔːɹ.