text_original: England had hardly yet grown to be an empire in the modern sense of the word. The conquest of India had scarcely begun, and although England had colonial possessions, the manner of maintaining them and of keeping them in good order was not of much concern to the administration at home.
text_transcription: ENGLAND HAD HARDLY YET GROWN TO BE AN EMPIRE IN THE MODERN SENSE OF THE WORD THE CONQUEST OF INDIA HAD SCARCELY BEGUN AND ALTHOUGH ENGLAND HAD COLONIAL POSSESSIONS THE MANNER OF MAINTAINING THEM AND OF KEEPING THEM IN GOOD ORDER WAS NOT OF MUCH CONCERN TO THE ADMINISTRATION AT HOME
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd hˈɑːɹdli jˈɛt ɡɹˈoʊn təbi ɐn ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈɛns ʌvðə wˈɜːd. ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌv ˈɪndiə hæd skˈɛɹsli bɪɡˈʌn, ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd kəlˈoʊnɪəl pəzˈɛʃənz, ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv meɪntˈeɪnɪŋ ðˌɛm ænd ʌv kˈiːpɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪn ɡˈʊd ˈɔːɹdɚ wʌz nˌɑːt ʌv mˈʌtʃ kənsˈɜːn tə ðɪ ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən æt hˈoʊm.