text_original: They presumed upon the pacific tendencies manifested by Great Britain in recent years, and were misled, much as the Czar Nicholas was misled by the amiability of Lord Aberdeen, into the belief that Great Britain might be regarded as a quantitd neglig  ible in European diplomacy.
text_transcription: THEY PRESUMED UPON THE PACIFIC TENDENCIES MANIFESTED BY GREAT BRITAIN IN RECENT YEARS AND WERE MISLED MUCH AS THE CZAR NICLESS WAS MISLED BY THE AMIABILITY OF LORD ABERDEEN INTO THE BELIEF THAT GREAT BRITAIN MIGHT BE REGARDED AS A CONTI NEGLIGIB IN EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY
phonemes: ðeɪ pɹɪzˈuːmd əpˌɑːn ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk tˈɛndənsiz mˈænɪfˌɛstᵻd baɪ ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ɪn ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz, ænd wɜː mɪslˈɛd, mˈʌtʃ æz ðə zˈɑːɹ nˈɪkələs wʌz mɪslˈɛd baɪ ðɪ ˌeɪmiəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv lˈɔːɹd ˌæbɚdˈiːn, ˌɪntʊ ðə bᵻlˈiːf ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən mˌaɪt biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ kwˈɔntɪtd nˈɛɡlɪɡ ˈɪbəl ɪn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən dɪplˈoʊməsi.