text_original: Before the middle of the eighteenth century the repre  sentatives of the two great Western Powers were locked in a desperate struggle for supremacy in India, thus, renewing in the Far East the grim contest they wei e already waging in Europe and North America.
text_transcription: BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TWO GREAT WESTERN POWERS WERE LOCKED IN A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY IN INDIA THUS RENEWING IN THE FAR EAST THE GRIM CONTEST THEY WERE ALREADY WAGING IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌvðə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɛstɚn pˈaʊɚz wɜː lˈɑːkt ɪn ɐ dˈɛspɚɹət stɹˈʌɡəl fɔːɹ suːpɹˈɛməsi ɪn ˈɪndiə, ðˈʌs, ɹᵻnˈuːɪŋ ɪnðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst ðə ɡɹˈɪm kˈɑːntɛst ðeɪ wˈaɪ ˈiː ɔːlɹˌɛdi wˈeɪdʒɪŋ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp ænd nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə.