text_original: For many years the want of any clear arid settled understanding as to the boundary line between Canada and the State of Maine had been 320 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. cn. XTTT. a source of some disturbance, and of much contro  versy. Arbitration between England and the United States had been tried and failed, both parties declin  ing the award.
text_transcription: FOR MANY YEARS THE WANT OF ANY CLEAR AND SETTLED UNDERSTANDING AS TO THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE STATE OF MAINE HAD BEEN A SOURCE OF SOME DISTURBANCE AND OF MUCH CONTROVERSY ARBITRATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES HAD BEEN TRIED AND FAILED BOTH PARTIES DECLINING THE AWARD
phonemes: fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ðə wˈɔnt ʌv ˌɛni klˈɪɹ ˈæɹɪd sˈɛɾəld ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ æz tə ðə bˈaʊndɚɹi lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn kˈænədə ænd ðə stˈeɪt ʌv mˈeɪn hɐdbɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. ˌɛkstˌiːtˌiːtˈiː. ɐ sˈɔːɹs ʌv sˌʌm dɪstˈɜːbəns, ænd ʌv mˈʌtʃ kˈɑːntɹoʊ vˈɜːsi. ˌɑːɹbɪtɹˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hɐdbɪn tɹˈaɪd ænd fˈeɪld, bˈoʊθ pˈɑːɹɾiz dᵻklˈɪn ˈɪŋ ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd.