text_original: Even these questions were themselves only symbolical of a still greater one, of a paramount question which was never put into words : the question whether England or Spain was to have the ascendent in the new world across the Atlantic.
text_transcription: EVEN THESE QUESTIONS WERE THEMSELVES ONLY SYMBOLICAL OF A STILL GREATER ONE OF A PARAMOUNT QUESTION WHICH WAS NEVER PUT INTO WORDS THE QUESTION WHETHER ENGLAND OR SPAIN WAS TO HAVE THE ASCENDANT IN THE NEW WORLD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðiːz kwˈɛstʃənz wɜː ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˈoʊnli sɪmbˈɑːlɪkəl əvə stˈɪl ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ wˌʌn, əvə pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt kwˈɛstʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˈɛvɚ pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ wˈɜːdz : ðə kwˈɛstʃən wˈɛðɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlənd ɔːɹ spˈeɪn wʌz tə hæv ðɪ ɐsˈɛndənt ɪnðə nˈuː wˈɜːld əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk.