text_original: Macnaghten, Secretary to the Government of India, was appointed to be envoy and minister at the court of Shah Soojah; and Sir Alexander Burnes 236 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. XI. (who had been recalled from the court of Dost Mahomed and rewarded with a title for giving the advice which his superiors thought absurd) was deputed to act under his direction.
text_transcription: MC NAUGHTON SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WAS APPOINTED TO BE ENVOY AND MINISTER AT THE COURT OF SHAHSUJA AND SIR ALEXANDER BURNS WHO HAD BEEN RECALLED FROM THE COURT OF DOST MOHAMMED AND REWARDED WITH A TITLE FOR GIVING THE ADVICE WHICH HIS SUPERIORS THOUGHT ABSURD WAS DEPUTED TO ACT UNDER HIS DIRECTION
phonemes: mˈæknætən, sˈɛkɹətɹi tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə, wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd təbi ˈɛnvɔɪ ænd mˈɪnɪstɚɹ æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv ʃˈɑː sˈuːdʒə; ænd sˌɜːɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bˈɜːnz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən. (hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɹᵻkˈɔːld fɹʌmðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv dˈɑːst mˈæhəmd ænd ɹᵻwˈɔːɹdᵻd wɪð ɐ tˈaɪɾəl fɔːɹ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðɪ ɐdvˈaɪs wˌɪtʃ hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚz θˈɔːt ɐbsˈɜːd) wʌz dˈɛpjuːɾᵻd tʊ ˈækt ˌʌndɚ hɪz dᵻɹˈɛkʃən.