text_original: In China we had an agent with a vague and anoma  lous office dropped down in the middle of a hostile people, possessed neither of recognised authority nor of power to enforce its recognition.
text_transcription: IN CHINA WE HAD AN AGENT WITH A VAGUE AND ANOMALOUS OFFICE DROPPED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOSTILE PEOPLE POSSESSED NEITHER OF RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY NOR OF POWER TO ENFORCE ITS RECOGNITION
phonemes: ɪn tʃˈaɪnə wiː hæd ɐn ˈeɪdʒənt wɪð ɐ vˈeɪɡ ænd ɐnˈɑːmə lˈuːz ˈɑːfɪs dɹˈɑːpt dˌaʊn ɪnðə mˈɪdəl əvə hˈɑːstəl pˈiːpəl, pəzˈɛst nˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi nˈɔːɹ ʌv pˈaʊɚ tʊ ɛnfˈɔːɹs ɪts ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən.