text_original: Then there arose a great question concerning the Spanish colonies and possessions across the Atlantic. The policy of France was to enable Spain to reconquer some of her American colonies which had long been withdrawing themselves from their condition of subjection, and the scheme of French statesmen evidently was that Spain would hand over some of her American possessions as a tribute of gratitude to France for the services she had rendered to the cause of absolutism in Spain.
text_transcription: THEN THERE AROSE A GREAT QUESTION CONCERNING THE SPANISH COLONIES AND THE POSSESSIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC THE POLICY OF FRANCE WAS TO ENABLE SPAIN TO RECONQUER SOME OF HER AMERICAN COLONIES WHICH HAD LONG BEEN WITHDRAWING THEMSELVES FROM THEIR CONDITION OF SUBJECTION AND THE SCHEME OF FRENCH STATESMEN EVIDENTLY WAS THAT SPAIN WOULD HAND OVER SOME OF HER AMERICAN POSSESSIONS AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE TO FRANCE FOR THE SERVICES SHE HAD RENDERED TO THE CAUSE OF ABSOLUTISM IN SPAIN
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðɛɹ ɚɹˈoʊz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt kwˈɛstʃən kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðə spˈænɪʃ kˈɑːləniz ænd pəzˈɛʃənz əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk. ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv fɹˈæns wʌz tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl spˈeɪn tə ɹˌiːkˈɑːŋkɚ sˌʌm ʌv hɜːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːləniz wˌɪtʃ hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn wɪθdɹˈɔːɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz fɹʌm ðɛɹ kəndˈɪʃən ʌv sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən, ænd ðə skˈiːm ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ stˈeɪtsmɛn ˈɛvɪdəntli wʌz ðæt spˈeɪn wʊd hˈænd ˌoʊvɚ sˌʌm ʌv hɜːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pəzˈɛʃənz æz ɐ tɹˈɪbjuːt ʌv ɡɹˈæɾɪtˌuːd tə fɹˈæns fɚðə sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ʃiː hæd ɹˈɛndɚd tə ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ˈæbsəlˌuːɾɪzəm ɪn spˈeɪn.