text_original: The Government declared their policy to be one of rigid neutrality so long as Egypt, the Suez Canal, and Constantinople were not threatened, and when'that policy was formally challenged by Mr. Gladstone, their majority rose far aboye their normal figure — to 131.
text_transcription: THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED THEIR POLICY TO BE ONE OF RIGID NEUTRALITY SO LONG AS EGYPT THE SUEZ CANAL AND CONSTANTINOPLE WERE NOT THREATENED AND WHEN THAT POLICY WAS FORMALLY CHALLENGED BY MISTER GLADSTONE THEIR MAJORITY ROSE FAR ABOVE THEIR NORMAL FIGURE TO ONE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE
phonemes: ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dᵻklˈɛɹd ðɛɹ pˈɑːlɪsi təbi wˈʌn ʌv ɹˈɪdʒɪd nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ˈiːdʒɪpt, ðə sˈuːɪz kənˈæl, ænd kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wɜː nˌɑːt θɹˈɛʔn̩d, ænd wˈɛnthæt pˈɑːlɪsi wʌz fˈɔːɹməli tʃˈælɪndʒd baɪ mˈɪstɚ. ɡlˈædstoʊn, ðɛɹ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɹˈoʊz fˈɑːɹ ɐbˈɔɪ ðɛɹ nˈɔːɹməl fˈɪɡjɚ — tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.