text_original: That this was an act of " offensive warfare " cannot be denied ; The mas  that it might have been prevented by prompter action on the pai t ^^^^^ of the combined fleet is equally certain, but nevertheless it is diffi  cult to understand why *' the massacre of Sinope " should have aroused so much indignation in England and France.
text_transcription: THAT THIS WAS AN ACT OF OFFENSIVE WARFARE CANNOT BE DENIED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY PROMPTER ACTION ON THE PART OF THE COMBINED FLEET IS EQUALLY CERTAIN BUT NEVERTHELESS IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE MASSACRE OF SENOPE SHOULD HAVE AROUSED SO MUCH INDIGNATION IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE
phonemes: ðæt ðɪs wʌz ɐn ˈækt ʌv " əfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːɹfɛɹ " kænˈɑːt biː dᵻnˈaɪd ; ðə mˈæs ðˌɐɾɪt mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɑːmptɚɹ ˈækʃən ɔnðə pˈaɪ tˈiː ʌvðə kəmbˈaɪnd flˈiːt ɪz ˈiːkwəli sˈɜːʔn̩, bˌʌt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfi kˈʌlt tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd wˌaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ðə mˈæsəkɚɹ ʌv sˈɪnoʊp " ʃˌʊdəv ɚɹˈaʊzd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɪndɪɡnˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd fɹˈæns.