text_original: He found Eussia a country almost entirely land locked so far as his European territory was concerned, but it was his great ambition and his firm determination to create foi* her a way to the sea, and he set the poHcy going which was destined before long to accomplish his object.
text_transcription: HE FOUND RUSSIA A COUNTRY ALMOST ENTIRELY LANDLOCKED SO FAR AS HIS EUROPEAN TERRITORY WAS CONCERNED BUT IT WAS HIS GREAT AMBITION AND HIS FIRM DETERMINATION TO CREATE FOR HER AWAY TO THE SEA AND HE SET THE POLICY GOING WHICH WAS DESTINED BEFORE LONG TO ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECT
phonemes: hiː fˈaʊnd jˈuːʃə ɐ kˈʌntɹi ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli lˈænd lˈɑːkt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz hɪz jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi wʌz kənsˈɜːnd, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt æmbˈɪʃən ænd hɪz fˈɜːm dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə kɹiːˈeɪt fˈɔɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk hɜːɹ ɐ wˈeɪ tə ðə sˈiː, ænd hiː sˈɛt ðə pˈoʊ ˌeɪtʃsˌiːwˈaɪ ɡˌoʊɪŋ wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈɛstɪnd bᵻfˌɔːɹ lˈɔŋ tʊ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ hɪz ˈɑːbdʒɛkt.