text_original: The Conference formally opened on March 15th, but before that date arrived two events had occurred, each, in its way, of profound significance. On January 26th, 1855, Count Cavour appended his signature Adhesion to a Convention with Great Britain and France, promising the^ ^^j^'^Q adherence of Sardinia to the Alliance.
text_transcription: THE CONFERENCE FORMERLY OPENED ON MARCH FIFTEENTH BUT BEFORE THAT DATE ARRIVED TWO EVENTS HAD OCCURRED EACH IN ITS WAY OF PROFOUND SIGNIFICANCE ON JANUARY TWENTY SIXTH EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE COUNT CAVOR APPENDED HIS SIGNATURE TO A CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE PROMISING THE ADHERENTS OF SARDINIA TO THE ALLIANCE
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːnfɹəns fˈɔːɹməli ˈoʊpənd ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈɪftiːnθ, bˌʌt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðæt dˈeɪt ɚɹˈaɪvd tˈuː ᵻvˈɛnts hæd əkˈɜːd, ˈiːtʃ, ɪn ɪts wˈeɪ, ʌv pɹəfˈaʊnd sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns. ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, kˈaʊnt kɐvˈɜːɹ ɐpˈɛndᵻd hɪz sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚɹ ɐdhˈiːʒən tʊ ɐ kənvˈɛnʃən wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ænd fɹˈæns, pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ ðə dʒˈeɪ kjˈuː ɐdhˈɪɹəns ʌv sɑːɹdˈɪniə tə ðɪ ɐlˈaɪəns.