text_original: The moment appeared not inopportune, for in 1872 a Federation Commission had been appointed in Cape Colony.
text_transcription: THE MOMENT APPEARED NOT IN OPPORTUNE FOR IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY TWO A FEDERATION COMMISSION HAD BEEN APPOINTED IN CAPE COLONY
phonemes: ðə mˈoʊmənt ɐpˈɪɹd nˌɑːt ɪnɑːpɚtˈuːn, fɔːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɐ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən kəmˈɪʃən hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn kˈeɪp kˈɑːləni.