text_original: As for La Bourdonnais, who had taken so gallant a step to secure French supremacy in India, he was placed under arrest and sent to France, where the Bastille await  ed him ; he had fallen before his vindictive rival.
text_transcription: AS FOR LA BOUCH DONAY WHO HAD TAKEN SO GALLANT A STEP TO SECURE FRENCH SUPREMACY IN INDIA HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND SENT TO FRANCE WHERE THE BASTILLE AWAITED HIM HE HAD FALLEN BEFORE HIS VINDICTIVE RIVAL
phonemes: æz fɔːɹ lˌæ bˈɜːdənˌaɪz, hˌuː hæd tˈeɪkən sˌoʊ ɡˈælənt ɐ stˈɛp tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ fɹˈɛntʃ suːpɹˈɛməsi ɪn ˈɪndiə, hiː wʌz plˈeɪst ˌʌndɚɹ ɚɹˈɛst ænd sˈɛnt tə fɹˈæns, wˌɛɹ ðə bˈæstɪl ɐwˈeɪt ˈɛd hˌɪm ; hiː hæd fˈɔːlən bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz vɪndˈɪktɪv ɹˈaɪvəl.