text_original: Before he had been a year in India he found himself, with an irony characteristic of British rule in India, in  volved in one of the most formidable wars of the century.
text_transcription: BEFORE HE HAD BEEN A YEAR IN INDIA HE FOUND HIMSELF WITH AN IRONY CHARACTERISTIC OF BRITISH RULE IN INDIA INVOLVED IN ONE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE WARS OF THIS CENTURY
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ jˈɪɹ ɪn ˈɪndiə hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf, wɪð ɐn ˈaɪɹəni kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɹˈuːl ɪn ˈɪndiə, ɪn vˈɑːlvd ɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl wˈɔːɹz ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi.