text_original: Bumes was a famous orientalist and traveller, the Burton or Bur  naby of his day ; he had conducted an expedition into Central Asia ; had published his travels in Bok  hara, and had been sent on a mission by the Indian Government, in whose service he was to study the navigation of the Indus.
text_transcription: BURNS WAS A FAMOUS ORIENTALIST AND TRAVELLER THE BURTON OR BURNABY OF HIS DAY HE HAD CONDUCTED AN EXPEDITION INTO CENTRAL ASIA HAD PUBLISHED HIS TRAVELS IN BOLCARA AND HAD BEEN SENT ON A MISSION BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IN WHOSE SERVICE HE WAS TO STUDY THE NAVIGATION OF THE INDUS
phonemes: bjˈuːmz wʌzɐ fˈeɪməs ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəlˌɪst ænd tɹˈævəlɚ, ðə bˈɜːtən ɔːɹ bˈɜː nˈeɪbi ʌv hɪz dˈeɪ ; hiː hæd kəndˈʌktᵻd ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌɪntʊ sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə ; hæd pˈʌblɪʃt hɪz tɹˈævəlz ɪn bˈɑːk hˈɑːɹɹə, ænd hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt ˌɔn ɐ mˈɪʃən baɪ ðɪ ˈɪndiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɪn hˌuːz sˈɜːvɪs hiː wʌz tə stˈʌdi ðə nˌævɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ɪndˈʌs.