text_original: It is not necessary to describe the successive steps by which the war came on. It was inevitable from the moment that the English superintendent identi  fied himself with the protection of the opium trade.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE STEPS BY WHICH THE WAR CAME ON IT WAS INEVITABLE FROM THE MOMENT THAT THE ENGLISH SUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFIED HIMSELF WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE OPIUM TRADE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə səksˈɛsɪv stˈɛps baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɔːɹ kˈeɪm ˈɔn. ɪt wʌz ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl fɹʌmðə mˈoʊmənt ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt aɪdˈɛnti fˈaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪððə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊpiəm tɹˈeɪd.