text_original: Circumstances had made it plain that there was no absolute impossibility in winning the friendship of that Power, hostile though it had always hitherto been.
text_transcription: CIRCUMSTANCES HAD MADE IT PLAIN THAT THERE WAS NO ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY IN WINNING THE FRIENDSHIP OF THAT POWER HOSTILE THOUGH IT HAD ALWAYS HITHERTO BEEN
phonemes: sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz hæd mˌeɪd ɪt plˈeɪn ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ˈæbsəlˌuːt ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪn wˈɪnɪŋ ðə fɹˈɛndʃɪp ʌv ðæt pˈaʊɚ, hˈɑːstəl ðˌoʊ ɪt hæd ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɪðɚtˌuː bˌɪn.