text_original: That shot echoes on the Plains of Abraham, at Lexington and Bunker's Hill, at the taking of the Bastille, and with the " whiff of grape shot '* ; we may hear it at ^Vaterloo and in the autumn horrors of the Coup d'Etat. France had long been ambitious of extending the do  main of her colonial empire in America. Her aim was to secure for herself the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
text_transcription: THAT SHOT ECHOES ON THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM AT LEXINGTON AND BUNKER'S HILL AT THE TAKING OF THE BASTILLE AND WITH THE WHIFF OF GRAPE SHOT WE MAY HEAR IT AT WATERLOO AND IN THE AUTUMN HORRORS OF THE COUP DETACH HAD LONG BEEN AMBITIOUS OF EXTENDING THE DOMAIN OF HER COLONIAL EMPIRE IN AMERICA HER AIM WAS TO SECURE FOR HERSELF THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS
phonemes: ðæt ʃˈɑːt ˈɛkoʊz ɔnðə plˈeɪnz ʌv ˈeɪbɹəhˌæm, æt lˈɛksɪŋtən ænd bˈʌŋkɚz hˈɪl, æt ðə tˈeɪkɪŋ ʌvðə bˈæstɪl, ænd wɪððə " wˈɪf ʌv ɡɹˈeɪp ʃˈɑːt ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ; wiː mˈeɪ hˈɪɹ ɪɾ æt vˈæɾɚlˌuː ænd ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɾʌm hˈɔɹɚz ʌvðə kˈuːp dˈɛɾæt. fɹˈæns hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn æmbˈɪʃəs ʌv ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ ðə dˈuː mˈeɪn ʌv hɜː kəlˈoʊnɪəl ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə. hɜːɹ ˈeɪm wʌz tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ fɔːɹ hɜːsˈɛlf ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ænd oʊhˈaɪoʊ vˈælɪz.