text_original: Their hopes were not destined to disappointment. In the Transvaal, Frere found in 1879 that the Boers, despite official assertions in London, were confident that their country would be given back. The history of the retrocession of the Orange Free State had taught them a lesson.
text_transcription: THEIR HOPES WERE NOT DESTINED TO DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE TRANSVAL FRERE FOUND IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE THAT THE BOERS DESPITE OFFICIAL ASSERTIONS IN LONDON WERE CONFIDENT THAT THEIR COUNTRY WOULD BE GIVEN BACK THE HISTORY OF THE RETROCESSION OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE HAD TAUGHT THEM A LESSON
phonemes: ðɛɹ hˈoʊps wɜː nˌɑːt dˈɛstɪnd tə dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt. ɪnðə tɹænsvˈɑːl, fɹˈɪɹ fˈaʊnd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ðætðə bˈoʊɚz, dᵻspˈaɪt əfˈɪʃəl ɐsˈɜːʃənz ɪn lˈʌndən, wɜː kˈɑːnfɪdənt ðæt ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi wʊd biː ɡˈɪvən bˈæk. ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə ɹˌɛtɹoʊsˈɛʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒ fɹˈiː stˈeɪt hæd tˈɔːt ðˌɛm ɐ lˈɛsən.