text_original: Piratical raids of the Northmen seem to have been the determining cause of this expedition, the object of which was to put the coast of the Channel in a proper state of defence.
text_transcription: PARADICAL RAIDS OF THE NORTHMEN SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN THE DETERMINING CAUSE OF THIS EXPEDITION THE OBJECT OF WHICH WAS TO PUT THE COAST OF THE CHANNEL IN A PROPER STATE OF DEFENSE
phonemes: pɜːɹˈæɾɪkəl ɹˈeɪdz ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθmɛn sˈiːm tə hɐvbɪn ðə dɪtˈɜːmɪnɪŋ kˈɔːz ʌv ðɪs ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz tə pˌʊt ðə kˈoʊst ʌvðə tʃˈænəl ɪn ɐ pɹˈɑːpɚ stˈeɪt ʌv dᵻfˈɛns.