text_original: England and Scotland had long been rivals in trading activity, and it proved, for some time, very hard to arrive at a common understand  ing which should give to the one country no unfair ad  vantage over the other.
text_transcription: ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND HAD LONG BEEN RIVALS IN TRADING ACTIVITY AND IT PROVED FOR SOME TIME VERY HARD TO ARRIVE AT A COMMON UNDERSTANDING WHICH SHOULD GIVE TO THE ONE COUNTRY NO UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OVER THE OTHER
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd skˈɑːtlənd hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn ɹˈaɪvəlz ɪn tɹˈeɪdɪŋ æktˈɪvᵻɾi, ænd ɪt pɹˈuːvd, fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm, vˈɛɹi hˈɑːɹd tʊ ɚɹˈaɪv æɾə kˈɑːmən ˌʌndɚstˈænd ˈɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd ɡˈɪv tə ðə wˈʌn kˈʌntɹi nˈoʊ ʌnfˈɛɹ ˈæd vˈæntɪdʒ ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.