text_original: Even when, in 1708, the old East India Company united its fortunes with the new Indian Company that had been formed, and thus converted one rival into an ally, the superiority of the French remained uncontested, and daily waxed greater and greater, until it began to seem as if, in the words of Antony to Cleopatra, all the East should call her mistress.
text_transcription: EVEN WHEN IN SEVENTEEN O EIGHT THE OLD EAST INDIA COMPANY UNITED ITS FORTUNES WITH THE NEW INDIA COMPANY THAT HAD BEEN FORMED AND THUS CONVERTED ONE RIVAL INTO AN ALLY THE SUPERIORITY OF THE FRENCH REMAINED UNCONTESTED AND DAILY WAXED GREATER AND GREATER UNTIL IT BEGAN TO SEEM AS IF IN THE WORDS OF ANTONY TO CLEOPATRA ALL THE EAST SHOULD CALL HER MISTRESS
phonemes: ˈiːvən wˈɛn, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, ðɪ ˈoʊld ˈiːst ˈɪndiə kˈʌmpəni juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ɪts fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz wɪððə nˈuː ˈɪndiən kˈʌmpəni ðæt hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹmd, ænd ðˈʌs kənvˈɜːɾᵻd wˈʌn ɹˈaɪvəl ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈælaɪ, ðə suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ʌŋkəntˈɛstᵻd, ænd dˈeɪli wˈækst ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ænd ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ, ʌntˈɪl ɪt bɪɡˈæn tə sˈiːm æz ɪf, ɪnðə wˈɜːdz ʌv ˈæntəni tə klɪəpˈɑːtɹə, ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈiːst ʃˌʊd kˈɔːl hɜː mˈɪstɹəs.