text_original: Even an international war could hardly have ele  vated the episode which was the original cause of controversy to anything hke the dignity of history. In 1708 the ambassador to England of the Eussian Sovereign was about to leave London and return to his native country.
text_transcription: EVEN AN INTERNATIONAL WAR COULD HARDLY HAVE ELEVATED THE EPISODE WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF CONTROVERSY TO ANYTHING LIKE THE DIGNITY OF HISTORY IN SEVENTEEN O EIGHT THE AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND OF THE RUSSIAN SOVEREIGN WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE LONDON AND RETURN TO HIS NATIVE COUNTRY
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wˈɔːɹ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv ᵻlˈɛ vˈeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈɔːz ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi tʊ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˈiː ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ðɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd ʌvðə jˈuːʃən sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə lˈiːv lˈʌndən ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʌntɹi.