text_original: England had been curiously blind to her interests in the Eastern Medi  terranean, though they were clearly perceived by her enemies. " Really to destroy England, we must make ourselves masters of Egypt." Thus Napoleon had written in 1797 ; in 1798 he tried to do it.
text_transcription: ENGLAND HAD BEEN CURIOUSLY BLIND TO HER INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN THOUGH THEY WERE CLEARLY PERCEIVED BY HER ENEMIES REALLY TO DESTROY ENGLAND WE MUST MAKE OURSELVES MASTERS OF EGYPT THUS NAPOLEON HAD WRITTEN IN SEVENTEEN NINETY SEVEN AND IN SEVENTEEN NINETY EIGHT HE TRIED TO DO IT
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd hɐdbɪn kjˈʊɹɹiəsli blˈaɪnd tə hɜːɹ ˈɪntɹɛsts ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn mˈɛdi tɛɹˈeɪniən, ðˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜː klˈɪɹli pɚsˈiːvd baɪ hɜːɹ ˈɛnəmiz. " ɹˈiəli tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd, wiː mˈʌst mˌeɪk aʊɚsˈɛlvz mˈæstɚz ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt." ðˈʌs nɐpˈoʊlɪən hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ; ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt hiː tɹˈaɪd tə dˈuː ɪt.