text_original: The younger Pitt was the first of English statesmen to awake to the fact that the decadence of the Ottoman power and the gradual absorption of her Black Sea Provinces by Russia was raising issues in the ultimate settlement of which England, as an Asiatic power, had direct concern.
text_transcription: THE YOUNGER PITT WAS THE FIRST OF ENGLISH STATESMEN TO AWAKE TO THE FACT THAT THE DECADENCE OF THE OTTOMAN POWER AND THE GRADUAL ABSORPTION OF HER BLACK SEA PROVINCES BY RUSSIA WAS RAISING ISSUES IN THE ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT OF WHICH ENGLAND AS AN ASIATIC POWER HAD DIRECT CONCERN
phonemes: ðə jˈʌŋɡɚ pˈɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn tʊ ɐwˈeɪk tə ðə fˈækt ðætðə dᵻkˈeɪdəns ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən pˈaʊɚ ænd ðə ɡɹˈædʒuːəl ɐbsˈɔːɹpʃən ʌv hɜː blˈæk sˈiː pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz baɪ ɹˈʌʃə wʌz ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ˈɪʃuːz ɪnðɪ ˈʌltᵻmət sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˈɪŋɡlənd, æz ɐn ˌeɪʒɪˈæɾɪk pˈaʊɚ, hæd dᵻɹˈɛkt kənsˈɜːn.