text_original: That Peter had in his own mind some ambitions and some projects for the expansion of Eussia's territorial domain, and for the strengthening of his empire so as to make it formidable in war as well as in peace, there cannot be the shghtest question. But thus far he had shown no inclination to mix himself up with the interests and the quarrels of States which had no direct concern in Eussia's affairs.
text_transcription: THAT PETER HAD IN HIS OWN MIND SOME AMBITIONS AND SOME PROJECTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF RUSSIA'S TERRITORIAL DOMAIN AND FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF HIS EMPIRE SO AS TO MAKE IT FORMIDABLE IN WAR AS WELL AS IN PEACE THERE CANNOT BE THE SLIGHTEST QUESTION BUT THUS FAR HE HAD SHOWN NO INCLINATION TO MIX HIMSELF UP WITH THE INTERESTS AND QUARRELS OF STATES WHICH HAD NO DIRECT CONCERN IN RUSSIAN AFFAIRS
phonemes: ðæt pˈiːɾɚ hæd ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn mˈaɪnd sˌʌm æmbˈɪʃənz ænd sˌʌm pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts fɚðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ʌv jˈuːʃəz tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl dəmˈeɪn, ænd fɚðə stɹˈɛŋθənɪŋ ʌv hɪz ˈɛmpaɪɚ sˌoʊ æz tə mˌeɪk ɪt fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl ɪn wˈɔːɹ æz wˈɛl æz ɪn pˈiːs, ðɛɹ kænˈɑːt biː ðɪ ˌɛsˌeɪtʃdʒˌiːˈeɪtʃtˈɛst kwˈɛstʃən. bˌʌt ðˈʌs fˈɑːɹ hiː hæd ʃˈoʊn nˈoʊ ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən tə mˈɪks hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp wɪððɪ ˈɪntɹɛsts ænd ðə kwˈɔːɹəlz ʌv stˈeɪts wˌɪtʃ hæd nˈoʊ dᵻɹˈɛkt kənsˈɜːn ɪn jˈuːʃəz ɐfˈɛɹz.