text_original: The founder of the Afghan empire, Ahmed Shah, died in 1773. He had made an empire which stretched from Herat on the west to Sirhind on the east, and from the Oxus and Cash  mere on the north, to the Arabian Sea and the mouths of the Indus on the south.
text_transcription: THE FOUNDER OF THE AFGHAN EMPIRE AMADSHAW DIED IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY THREE HE HAD MADE AN EMPIRE WHICH STRETCHED FROM HERAT ON THE WEST TO SEREHIND ON THE EAST AND FROM THE OXUS AND CASHMERE ON THE NORTH TO THE ARABIAN SEA AND THE MOUTHS OF THE INDUS ON THE SOUTH
phonemes: ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈæfɡæn ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈæxmɛd ʃˈɑː, dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː. hiː hæd mˌeɪd ɐn ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˌɪtʃ stɹˈɛtʃt fɹʌm hˈɛɹæt ɔnðə wˈɛst tə sˈɜːhaɪnd ɔnðɪ ˈiːst, ænd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːksəs ænd kˈæʃ mˈɪɹ ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ, tə ðɪ ɚɹˈeɪbiən sˈiː ænd ðə mˈaʊðz ʌvðɪ ɪndˈʌs ɔnðə sˈaʊθ.