text_original: Kandahdr or Western Afghanistan was promised to Sher Ali, a cousin of the late Amir, but Sher Ali declaimed, truly enough, that he could hold it only with the help of British troops.
text_transcription: CONDAHAR OR WESTERN AFGHANISTAN WAS PROMISED TO SHER ALI A COUSIN OF THE LATE EMIR BUT SHER ALI DECLARED TRULY ENOUGH THAT HE COULD HOLD IT ONLY WITH THE HELP OF BRITISH TROOPS
phonemes: kˈændɑːdɚɹ ɔːɹ wˈɛstɚn æfɡˈænɪstˌæn wʌz pɹˈɑːmɪst tə ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli, ɐ kˈʌzən ʌvðə lˈeɪt ˈæmɪɹ, bˌʌt ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli dᵻklˈeɪmd, tɹˈuːli ɪnˈʌf, ðæt hiː kʊd hˈoʊld ɪɾ ˈoʊnli wɪððə hˈɛlp ʌv bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tɹˈuːps.