text_original: The aver  age Englishman's knowledge of India was small even to non existence. The few Englishmen who ever looked with eyes of intelligent information upon that great tract of territory, leaf  shaped, and labelled India on the maps, knew that the English possessions therein were few and paltry.
text_transcription: THE AVERAGE ENGLISHMAN'S KNOWLEDGE OF INDIA WAS SMALL EVEN TO NON EXISTENCE THE FEW ENGLISHMEN WHO EVER LOOKED WITH EYES OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION UPON THAT GREAT TRACT OF TERRITORY LEAF SHAPED AND LABELLED INDIA ON THE MAPS KNEW THAT THE ENGLISH POSSESSIONS THEREIN WERE FEW AND POULTRY
phonemes: ðɪ ɐvˈɜːɹ ˈeɪdʒ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmənz nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈɪndiə wʌz smˈɔːl ˈiːvən tə nˈɑːn ɛɡzˈɪstəns. ðə fjˈuː ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn hˌuː ˈɛvɚ lˈʊkt wɪð ˈaɪz ʌv ɪntˈɛlɪdʒənt ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən əpˌɑːn ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈækt ʌv tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi, lˈiːf ʃˈeɪpt, ænd lˈeɪbəld ˈɪndiə ɔnðə mˈæps, nˈuː ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pəzˈɛʃənz ðɛɹˈɪn wɜː fjˈuː ænd pˈɔːltɹi.