text_original: ^ Meanwhile, a handful of English colonists had established Natal themselves at Port Natal (1824), but the Boei s from the north and west of the Drakensberg range threatened their existence, and in the early 'forties it seemed probable that a third Boer State would be established between the Drakensberg and the sea.
text_transcription: MEANWHILE A HANDFUL OF ENGLISH COLONISTS HAD ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AT PORT NATAL EIGHTEEN TWENTY FOUR BUT THE BOERS FROM THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE DRACHENBURG RANGE THREATENED THEIR EXISTENCE AND IN THE EARLY FORTIES IT SEEMED PROBABLE THAT A THIRD BOAR STATE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE DRACHENBURG AND THE SEA
phonemes: mˈiːnwaɪl, ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɑːlənˌɪsts hæd ɪstˈæblɪʃt nˈeɪɾəl ðɛmsˈɛlvz æt pˈɔːɹt nˈeɪɾəl (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ), bˌʌt ðə bˈoʊi ˈɛs fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ ænd wˈɛst ʌvðə dɹˈeɪkənsbˌɜːɡ ɹˈeɪndʒ θɹˈɛʔn̩d ðɛɹ ɛɡzˈɪstəns, ænd ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli fˈɔːɹɾiz ɪt sˈiːmd pɹˈɑːbəbəl ðˌæɾə θˈɜːd bˈoʊɚ stˈeɪt wʊd biː ɪstˈæblɪʃt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə dɹˈeɪkənsbˌɜːɡ ænd ðə sˈiː.