text_original: The innovators were asked whether they knew better how to raise and maintain an efficient Navy than did the naval authorities, on whose shoulders rested the responsibility of defending the shores of England from foreign invasion.
text_transcription: THE INNOVATORS WERE ASKED WHETHER THEY KNEW BETTER HOW TO RAISE AND MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT NAVY THAN DID THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES ON WHOSE SHOULDERS RESTED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DEFENDING THE SHORES OF ENGLAND FROM FOREIGN INVASION
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɚz wɜːɹ ˈæskt wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ nˈuː bˈɛɾɚ hˌaʊ tə ɹˈeɪz ænd meɪntˈeɪn ɐn ɪfˈɪʃənt nˈeɪvi ðɐn dˈɪd ðə nˈeɪvəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, ˌɔn hˌuːz ʃˈoʊldɚz ɹˈɛstᵻd ðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv dᵻfˈɛndɪŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd fɹʌm fˈɔːɹən ɪnvˈeɪʒən.