text_original: Towards the end of the 'sixties the period of masterly Africa^ inactivity was drawing to a close in South Africa as in India. In 1868 the Boers on the Orange River became involved in a dispute with the Basutos to the east of them.
text_transcription: TOWARDS THE END OF THE SIXTIES THE PERIOD OF MASTERLY INACTIVITY WAS DRAWING TO A CLOSE IN SOUTH AFRICA AS IN INDIA IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT THE BOERS ON THE ORANGE RIVER BECAME INVOLVED IN A DISPUTE WITH THE BASUTOS TO THE EAST OF THEM
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɪkstiz ðə pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv mˈæstɚli ˈæfɹɪkə ɪnæktˈɪvᵻɾi wʌz dɹˈɔːɪŋ tʊ ɐ klˈoʊs ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə æz ɪn ˈɪndiə. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ðə bˈoʊɚz ɔnðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒ ɹˈɪvɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn ɐ dɪspjˈuːt wɪððə bæsˈuːɾoʊz tə ðɪ ˈiːst ʌv ðˌɛm.