text_original: To the bulk of the British people America was a vague and shadowy region, a sort of no man's land, peopled for the most part with black men and red men, and dimly associated with sugar planting and the tobacco trade.
text_transcription: TO THE BULK OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE AMERICA WAS A VAGUE AND SHADOWY REGION A SORT OF NO MAN'S LAND PEOPLED FOR THE MOST PART BY BLACK MEN AND RED MEN AND DIMLY ASSOCIATED WITH SUGAR PLANTING AND THE TOBACCO TRADE
phonemes: tə ðə bˈʌlk ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ pˈiːpəl ɐmˈɛɹɪkə wʌzɐ vˈeɪɡ ænd ʃˈædoʊi ɹˈiːdʒən, ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv nˈoʊ mˈænz lˈænd, pˈiːpəld fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt wɪð blˈæk mˈɛn ænd ɹˈɛd mˈɛn, ænd dˈɪmli ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ʃˈʊɡɚ plˈæntɪŋ ænd ðə təbˈækoʊ tɹˈeɪd.