text_original: Russia employed the opportunity for steady though stealthy advance. Dost Muhammad did not understand the policy of " masterly inactivity ". Again and again he pressed Sir John Lawrence (1863 1869) to take under the protection of the British Government his designated heir Sher Ali. Lawrence persistently declined to interfere in the domestic politics of Afghanistan.
text_transcription: RUSSIA EMPLOYED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STEADY THOUGH STEALTHY ADVANCE DOST MOHAMMED DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE POLICY OF MASTERLY INACTIVITY AGAIN AND AGAIN HE PRESSED SIR JOHN LAWRENCE EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE THROUGH EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE TO TAKE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HIS DESIGNATED HEIR GERRALLI LAWRENCE PERSISTENTLY DECLINED TO INTERFERE IN THE DOMESTIC POLITICS OF AFGHANISTAN
phonemes: ɹˈʌʃə ɛmplˈɔɪd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ stˈɛdi ðˌoʊ stˈɛlθi ɐdvˈæns. dˈɑːst məhˈæmɪd dɪdnˌɑːt ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv " mˈæstɚli ɪnæktˈɪvᵻɾi ". ɐɡˈɛn ænd ɐɡˈɛn hiː pɹˈɛst sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn lˈɔːɹəns (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn) tə tˈeɪk ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hɪz dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛɹ ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli. lˈɔːɹəns pɚsˈɪstəntli dᵻklˈaɪnd tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ ɪnðə dəmˈɛstɪk pˈɑːlətˌɪks ʌv æfɡˈænɪstˌæn.