text_original: The Highlands and islands of Scotland were then so far removed from the great world of government that it had taken something like half a year on one occasion before the dwellers in the stormy Shetlands had learned that their sovereign.
text_transcription: THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND WERE THEN SO FAR REMOVED FROM THE GREAT WORLD OF GOVERNMENT THAT IT HAD TAKEN SOMETHING LIKE HALF A YEAR ON ONE OCCASION BEFORE THE DWELLERS IN THE STORMY SHETLANDS HAD LEARNED THAT THEIR SOVEREIGN
phonemes: ðə hˈaɪləndz ænd ˈaɪləndz ʌv skˈɑːtlənd wɜː ðˈɛn sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːld ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ðˌɐɾɪt hæd tˈeɪkən sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk hˈæf ɐ jˈɪɹ ˌɔn wˈʌn əkˈeɪʒən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dwˈɛlɚz ɪnðə stˈɔːɹmi ʃˈɛtləndz hæd lˈɜːnd ðæt ðɛɹ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn.