text_original: For close on a century the Company's territories in India had expanded with astonishing rapidity, and now as a result of almost continuous war and almost continuous annexation John Company had become the Lord Paramount in Hindustan.
text_transcription: FOR CLOSE ON A CENTURY THE COMPANY'S TERRITORIES IN INDIA HAD EXPANDED WITH ASTONISHING RAPIDITY AND NOW AS A RESULT OF ALMOST CONTINUOUS WAR AND ALMOST CONTINUOUS ANNEXATION JOHN COMPANY HAD BECOME THE LORD PARAMOUNT IN HINDUSTAN
phonemes: fɔːɹ klˈoʊs ˌɔn ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðə kˈʌmpəniz tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz ɪn ˈɪndiə hæd ɛkspˈændᵻd wɪð ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋ ɹæpˈɪdᵻɾi, ænd nˈaʊ æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst kəntˈɪnjuːəs wˈɔːɹ ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst kəntˈɪnjuːəs ˌænɪksˈeɪʃən dʒˈɑːn kˈʌmpəni hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə lˈɔːɹd pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt ɪn hˌɪndəstˈɑːn.