text_original: The great region of Afghanistan, with its historical boundaries as varying and difficult to fix at certain times as those of the old Dukedom of Burgundy, has been called the land of transition between Eastern and Western Asia. All the great ways that lead from Persia to India pass through that region.
text_transcription: THE GREAT REGION OF AFGHANISTAN WITH ITS HISTORICAL BOUNDARIES AS VARYING AND DIFFICULT TO FIX AT CERTAIN TIMES AS THOSE OF THE OLD DUKEDOM OF BURGUNDY HAS BEEN CALLED THE LAND OF TRANSITION BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN ASIA ALL THE GREAT WAYS THAT LEAD FROM PERSIA TO INDIA PASS THROUGH THAT REGION
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv æfɡˈænɪstˌæn, wɪð ɪts hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl bˈaʊndɚɹiz æz vˈɛɹiɪŋ ænd dˈɪfɪkəlt tə fˈɪks æt sˈɜːʔn̩ tˈaɪmz æz ðoʊz ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld dˈuːkdəm ʌv bˈɜːɡʌndi, hˈæzbiːn kˈɔːld ðə lˈænd ʌv tɹænsˈɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ˈiːstɚn ænd wˈɛstɚn ˈeɪʒə. ˈɔːl ðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈeɪz ðæt lˈiːd fɹʌm pˈɜːʒə tʊ ˈɪndiə pˈæs θɹuː ðæt ɹˈiːdʒən.