text_original: When the Sugar Act of 1733 prohibited the importation of sugar and molasses from the French West Indies except on payment of a prohibitory duty, the New England colonists, who did a thriving trade in the offspring of the union of sugar and molasses, rum, found themselves faced by a serious problem.
text_transcription: WHEN THE SUGAR ACT OF SEVENTEEN THIRTY THREE PROHIBITED THE IMPORTATION OF SUGAR AND MOLASSES FROM THE FRENCH WEST INDIES EXCEPT ON PAYMENT OF A PROHIBITORY DUTY THE NEW ENGLAND COLONISTS WHO DID A THRIVING TRADE IN THE OFFSPRING OF THE UNION OF SUGAR AND MOLASSES RUM FOUND THEMSELVES FACED BY A SERIOUS PROBLEM
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə ʃˈʊɡɚɹ ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd ðɪ ɪmpɔːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌv ʃˈʊɡɚ ænd məlˈæsᵻz fɹʌmðə fɹˈɛntʃ wˈɛst ˈɪndiz ɛksˈɛpt ˌɔn pˈeɪmənt əvə pɹəhˈɪbɪtˌɔːɹi dˈuːɾi, ðə nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd kˈɑːlənˌɪsts, hˌuː dˈɪd ɐ θɹˈaɪvɪŋ tɹˈeɪd ɪnðɪ ˈɔfspɹɪŋ ʌvðə jˈuːniən ʌv ʃˈʊɡɚ ænd məlˈæsᵻz, ɹˈʌm, fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz fˈeɪsd baɪ ɐ sˈɪɹiəs pɹˈɑːbləm.