text_original: Nor were his actual annexa  tions, though small in extent, politically insignificant. For more than a century the Mauritius had been the principal connecting  link between France and the East. In 1810 it was captured and added to our chain.
text_transcription: NOR WERE HIS ACTUAL ANNEXATIONS THOUGH SMALL IN EXTENT POLITICALLY INSIGNIFICANT FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY THE MAURICIOUS HAD BEEN THE PRINCIPAL CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE EAST IN EIGHTEEN TEN IT WAS CAPTURED AND ADDED TO OUR CHAIN
phonemes: nˈɔːɹ wɜː hɪz ˈæktʃuːəl ˈænɛksə tɪˈɑːnz, ðˌoʊ smˈɔːl ɪn ɛkstˈɛnt, pəlˈɪɾɪkli ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt. fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə mɔːɹˈɪʃəs hɐdbɪn ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kənˈɛktɪŋ lˈɪŋk bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈæns ænd ðɪ ˈiːst. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ɪt wʌz kˈæptʃɚd ænd ˈædᵻd tʊ ˌaʊɚ tʃˈeɪn.