text_original: We use the word " empire " in this case not as describing merely some system which has a monarch at its head, but as a term applying to any com  bination of states into one system, whether monarchical or republican.
text_transcription: WE USE THE WORD EMPIRE IN THIS CASE NOT AS DESCRIBING MERELY SOME SYSTEM WHICH HAS A MONARCH AT ITS HEAD BUT AS A TERM APPLYING TO ANY COMBINATION OF STATES INTO ONE SYSTEM WHETHER MONARCHICAL OR REPUBLICAN
phonemes: wiː jˈuːz ðə wˈɜːd " ˈɛmpaɪɚ " ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs nˌɑːt æz dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ mˈɪɹli sˌʌm sˈɪstəm wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɐ mˈɑːnɚk æɾ ɪts hˈɛd, bˌʌt æz ɐ tˈɜːm ɐplˈaɪɪŋ tʊ ˌɛni kˈɑːm baɪnˈeɪʃən ʌv stˈeɪts ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn sˈɪstəm, wˈɛðɚ mənˈɑːɹkɪkəl ɔːɹ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən.