text_original: Up to the time at which we have now arrived the East India Company had an almost absolute monopoly of the whole Chinese trade, as well as the Indian trade, and a control over the administration of India such as might well have gratified the ambition of a despotic monarch.
text_transcription: UP TO THE TIME AT WHICH WE HAVE NOW ARRIVED THE EAST INDIA COMPANY HAD AN ALMOST ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY OF THE WHOLE CHINESE TRADE AS WELL AS THE INDIAN TRADE AND A CONTROL OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA SUCH AS MIGHT WELL HAVE GRATIFIED THE AMBITION OF A DESPOTIC MONARCH
phonemes: ˌʌp tə ðə tˈaɪm æt wˌɪtʃ wiː hæv nˈaʊ ɚɹˈaɪvd ðɪ ˈiːst ˈɪndiə kˈʌmpəni hæd ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈæbsəlˌuːt mənˈɑːpəli ʌvðə hˈoʊl tʃaɪnˈiːz tɹˈeɪd, æz wˈɛl æz ðɪ ˈɪndiən tɹˈeɪd, ænd ɐ kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪndiə sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˌaɪt wˈɛl hæv ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd ðɪ æmbˈɪʃən əvə dɛspˈɑːɾɪk mˈɑːnɚk.