text_original: The question in dispute was as to the boundary line between English and American territory west of the Rocky Mountains. It had seemed a matter of little importance at one time when the country west of the Rocky Mountains was regarded by most persons as little better than a desert idle.
text_transcription: THE QUESTION IN DISPUTE WAS AS TO THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TERRITORY WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IT HAD SEEMED A MATTER OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE AT ONE TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WAS REGARDED BY MOST PERSONS AS LITTLE BETTER THAN A DESERT IDOL
phonemes: ðə kwˈɛstʃən ɪn dɪspjˈuːt wʌz æz tə ðə bˈaʊndɚɹi lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi wˈɛst ʌvðə ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪnz. ɪt hæd sˈiːmd ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv lˈɪɾəl ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm wɛn ðə kˈʌntɹi wˈɛst ʌvðə ɹˈɑːki mˈaʊntɪnz wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd baɪ mˈoʊst pˈɜːsənz æz lˈɪɾəl bˈɛɾɚ ðˌænə dˈɛzɚt ˈaɪdəl.