text_original: Both were British possessions, and as such important, but both were too far away to assume any very substantial reality in the consciousness of the bulk of the English people.
text_transcription: BOTH WERE BRITISH POSSESSIONS AND AS SUCH IMPORTANT BUT BOTH WERE TOO FAR AWAY TO ASSUME ANY VERY SUBSTANTIAL REALITY IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE BULK OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
phonemes: bˈoʊθ wɜː bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pəzˈɛʃənz, ænd æz sˈʌtʃ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt, bˌʌt bˈoʊθ wɜː tˈuː fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ tʊ ɐsˈuːm ˌɛni vˈɛɹi səbstˈænʃəl ɹɪˈælᵻɾi ɪnðə kˈɑːnʃəsnəs ʌvðə bˈʌlk ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈiːpəl.