text_original: Dost Muhammad on his part was quite willing that Herat should fall to Pei^sia, provided that Persia would help him to the I'ecovery of Peshdwar. Such was the complicated situation by which Lord Auckland was confronted. Nor was it simplified by Burnes's mission, for Burnes found that he was not the only European diplomatist at Kabul.
text_transcription: THUS MOHAMMED ON HIS PART WAS QUITE WILLING THAT HERAT SHOULD FALL TO PERSIA PROVIDED THAT PERSIA WOULD HELP HIM TO THE RECOVERY OF PATIWAR SUCH WAS THE COMPLICATED SITUATION BY WHICH LORD AUCLAND WAS CONFRONTED NOR WAS IT SIMPLIFIED BY BURNS'S MISSION FOR BURNS FOUND THAT HE WAS NOT THE ONLY EUROPEAN DIPLOMATIST AT KABUL
phonemes: dˈɑːst məhˈæmɪd ˌɔn hɪz pˈɑːɹt wʌz kwˈaɪt wˈɪlɪŋ ðæt hˈɛɹæt ʃˌʊd fˈɔːl tə pˈeɪ ʒə, pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ðæt pˈɜːʒə wʊd hˈɛlp hˌɪm tə ðɪ aɪˈɛkəvɚɹi ʌv pˈɛʃdwɔːɹ. sˈʌtʃ wʌzðə kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən baɪ wˌɪtʃ lˈɔːɹd ˈɔːklənd wʌz kənfɹˈʌntᵻd. nˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪt sˈɪmplᵻfˌaɪd baɪ bˈɜːnzᵻz mˈɪʃən, fɔːɹ bˈɜːnz fˈaʊnd ðæt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ðɪ ˈoʊnli jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən dˈɪpləmətˌɪst æt kˈæbʌl.