text_original: The Amir got 20,000 rifles and a large pi*esent of money : he did not get the assurance he wanted. The year 1873 marks, as has been truly said, " a fatal turning point in Anglo  Afghan relations '*.^ Northbrook's i efusal " turned Sher Ali from a friend into an enemy, and he decided, as his father had done forty years before, to throw in his lot with Russia
text_transcription: THE EMIR GOT TWENTY THOUSAND RIFLES AND A LARGE PRESENT OF MONEY HE DID NOT GET THE ASSURANCE HE WANTED THE YEAR EIGHTEEN SEVENTY THREE MARKS AS HAS BEEN TRULY SAID A FATAL TURNING POINT IN ANGLO AFGHAN RELATIONS NORTH BROOK'S REFUSAL TURNED GERRALLIE FROM A FRIEND INTO AN ENEMY AND HE DECIDED AS HIS FATHER HAD DONE FORTY YEARS BEFORE TO THROW IN HIS LOT WITH RUSSIA
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæmɪɹ ɡɑːt twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈaɪfəlz ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛsənt ʌv mˈʌni : hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɡɛt ðɪ əʃˈʊɹɹəns hiː wˈɔntᵻd. ðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː mˈɑːɹks, æz hˈæzbiːn tɹˈuːli sˈɛd, " ɐ fˈeɪɾəl tˈɜːnɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ɪn ˈæŋɡloʊ ˈæfɡæn ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk.nˈɔːɹθbɹʊks ˈaɪ ˈɛfjuːzəl " tˈɜːnd ʃˈɜːɹ ˈɑːli fɹʌm ɐ fɹˈɛnd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈɛnəmi, ænd hiː dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd, æz hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd dˈʌn fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, tə θɹˈoʊ ɪn hɪz lˈɑːt wɪð ɹˈʌʃə