text_original: One of the great branches of the East India Company's business with China was the opium trade. When the trading privileges ceased this traffic was taken up briskly by private merchants, who bought of the Company the opium which they grew in India and sold it to the Chinese.
text_transcription: ONE OF THE GREAT BRANCHES OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S BUSINESS WITH CHINA WAS THE OPIUM TRADE WHEN THE TRADING PRIVILEGES CEASED THIS TRAFFIC WAS TAKEN UP BRISKLY BY PRIVATE MERCHANTS WHO BOUGHT OF THE COMPANY THE OPIUM WHICH THEY GREW IN INDIA AND SOLD IT TO THE CHINESE
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈiːst ˈɪndiə kˈʌmpəniz bˈɪznəs wɪð tʃˈaɪnə wʌzðɪ ˈoʊpiəm tɹˈeɪd. wˌɛn ðə tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz sˈiːst ðɪs tɹˈæfɪk wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌʌp bɹˈɪskli baɪ pɹˈaɪvət mˈɜːtʃənts, hˌuː bˈɔːt ʌvðə kˈʌmpəni ðɪ ˈoʊpiəm wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɡɹˈuː ɪn ˈɪndiə ænd sˈoʊld ɪt tə ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz.