text_original: It was not long before the near Eastern question was reopened. Mehemet On the one hand, the restless ambition of Mehemet Ali had been ^'* ^^^^" scotched, not killed. On the other, the Sultan Mahmoud was bent upon recovering what h^ had lost both in prestige and territory.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE THE NEAR EASTERN QUESTION WAS REOPENED ON THE ONE HAND THE RESTLESS AMBITION OF MECHMID ALI HAD BEEN SCOTCHED NOT KILLED ON THE OTHER THE SULTAN MAHMUD WAS BENT UPON RECOVERING WHAT HE HAD LOST BOTH IN PRESTIGE AND TERRITORY
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə nˌɪɹ ˈiːstɚn kwˈɛstʃən wʌz ɹɪˈoʊpənd. mˈɛhɛmɪt ɔnðə wˈʌn hˈænd, ðə ɹˈɛstləs æmbˈɪʃən ʌv mˈɛhɛmɪt ˈɑːli hɐdbɪn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk" skˈɑːtʃt, nˌɑːt kˈɪld. ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ, ðə sˈʌltən mæxmˈuːd wʌz bˈɛnt əpˌɑːn ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹɪŋ wʌt ˈeɪtʃ hæd lˈɔst bˈoʊθ ɪn pɹɛstˈiːʒ ænd tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi.