text_original: The Portuguese power was decadent ; the Dutch, g^^^^v ^jP though established at Chinsurah, near Calcutta, were intent, as we and have seen, mainly on the Islands; our most serious European ^^^ rivals, therefore, were the French.
text_transcription: THE PORTUGUESE POWER WAS DECADENT THE DUTCH THOUGH ESTABLISHED IN CHINSURA NEAR CALCUTTA WERE INTENT AS WE HAVE SEEN MAINLY ON THE ISLANDS OUR MOST SERIOUS EUROPEAN RIVALS THEREFORE WERE THE FRENCH
phonemes: ðə pˌɔːɹtʃəɡˈiːz pˈaʊɚ wʌz dᵻkˈædənt ; ðə dˈʌtʃ, dʒˈiː vˈiː dʒˈeɪ pˈiː ðˌoʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃt æt tʃˈɪnʃʊɹɹə, nˌɪɹ kælkˈʌɾə, wɜːɹ ɪntˈɛnt, æz wiː ænd hæv sˈiːn, mˈeɪnli ɔnðɪ ˈaɪləndz; ˌaʊɚ mˈoʊst sˈɪɹiəs jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɹˈaɪvəlz, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, wɜː ðə fɹˈɛntʃ.