text_original: Long before the war had come to a close, and even before the secret negotiations for terms of peaceful settlement had begun, the English Govern  ment had made efforts to secure if not the co opera  tion yet, at least, the benevolent neutrality of Peter the Great and of Charles the Twelfth.
text_transcription: LONG BEFORE THE WAR HAD COME TO A CLOSE AND EVEN BEFORE THE SECRET NEGOTIATIONS FOR TERMS OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT HAD BEGUN THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT HAD MADE EFFORTS TO SECURE IF NOT THE CO OPERATION YET AT LEAST THE BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY OF PETER THE GREAT AND OF CHARLES THE TWELFTH
phonemes: lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə wˈɔːɹ hæd kˈʌm tʊ ɐ klˈoʊs, ænd ˈiːvən bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ tˈɜːmz ʌv pˈiːsfəl sˈɛɾəlmənt hæd bɪɡˈʌn, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt hæd mˌeɪd ˈɛfɚts tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ɪf nˌɑːt ðə kˈoʊ ˈɑːpɚɹə tɪˈɑːn jˈɛt, æt lˈiːst, ðə bənˈɛvələnt nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi ʌv pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ænd ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə twˈɛlfθ.