text_original: The fact undoubtedly was that the English merchants were driving a roaring trade with the Spanish colonies; just as the Span  ish authorities might very well have known that they would be certain to do.
text_transcription: THE FACT UNDOUBTEDLY WAS THAT THE ENGLISH MERCHANTS WERE DRIVING A ROARING TRADE WITH THE SPANISH COLONIES JUST AS THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES MIGHT VERY WELL HAVE KNOWN THAT THEY WOULD BE CERTAIN TO DO
phonemes: ðə fˈækt ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli wʌz ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ mˈɜːtʃənts wɜː dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɔːɹɪŋ tɹˈeɪd wɪððə spˈænɪʃ kˈɑːləniz; dʒˈʌst æz ðə spˈæn ˈɪʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz mˌaɪt vˈɛɹi wˈɛl hæv nˈoʊn ðæt ðeɪ wʊd biː sˈɜːʔn̩ tə dˈuː.