text_original: The fact may be taken as an excuse for introducing a few words here to record the sever  ance that then took place between the interests of this country, or at least the reigning family of these 16 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. cn. i. realms, and another State, which had for a long time been bound up together in a manner seldom satisfac  tory to the English people.
text_transcription: THE FACT MAY BE TAKEN AS AN EXCUSE FOR INTRODUCING A FEW WORDS HERE TO RECORD THE SEVERANCE THAT THEN TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE INTERESTS OF THIS COUNTRY OR AT LEAST THE REIGNING FAMILY OF THESE REALMS AND ANOTHER STATE WHICH HAD FOR A LONG TIME BEEN BOUND UP TOGETHER IN A MANNER SELDOM SATISFACTORY TO THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
phonemes: ðə fˈækt mˈeɪ biː tˈeɪkən æz ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsɪŋ ɐ fjˈuː wˈɜːdz hˈɪɹ tə ɹᵻkˈɔːɹd ðə sˈɛvɚɹ ˈæns ðæt ðˈɛn tˈʊk plˈeɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ʌv ðɪs kˈʌntɹi, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ðə ɹˈeɪnɪŋ fˈæmɪli ʌv ðiːz sˈɪkstiːn ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. ˈaɪ. ɹˈɛlmz, ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ stˈeɪt, wˌɪtʃ hæd fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm bˌɪn bˈaʊnd ˌʌp təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ɐ mˈænɚ sˈɛldəm sˈæɾɪsfˌæk tˈɔːɹi tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈiːpəl.