text_original: If it declared itself Protestant, the Reforma  tion was saved; if it continued Catholic, the Reformation was endangered, if not lost To this situation dramatic interest was added by the appearance on the stage of affairs of the strong, distinct, and con  trasted figures, John Knox and Mary KNOX 133 Queen of Scots. The whole world looked on at the contention of these two.
text_transcription: IF IT DECLARED ITSELF PROTESTANT THE REFORMATION WAS SAVED IF IT CONTINUED CATHOLIC THE REFORMATION WAS ENDANGERED IF NOT LOST TO THIS SITUATION DRAMATIC INTEREST WAS ADDED BY THE APPEARANCE ON THE STAGE OF AFFAIRS OF THE STRONG DISTINCT AND CONTRASTED FIGURES JOHN KNOX AND MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS THE WHOLE WORLD LOOKED ON AT THE CONTENTION OF THESE TWO
phonemes: ɪf ɪt dᵻklˈɛɹd ɪtsˈɛlf pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt, ðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmə tɪˈɑːn wʌz sˈeɪvd; ɪf ɪt kəntˈɪnjuːd kˈæθlɪk, ðə ɹᵻfɔːɹmˈeɪʃən wʌz ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd, ɪf nˌɑːt lˈɔst tə ðɪs sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən dɹəmˈæɾɪk ˈɪntɹɛst wʌz ˈædᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ ʌv ɐfˈɛɹz ʌvðə stɹˈɔŋ, dɪstˈɪŋkt, ænd kˈɑːn tɹˈæstᵻd fˈɪɡjɚz, dʒˈɑːn nˈɑːks ænd mˈɛɹi nˈɑːks wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː kwˈiːn ʌv skˈɑːts. ðə hˈoʊl wˈɜːld lˈʊkt ˌɔn æt ðə kəntˈɛnʃən ʌv ðiːz tˈuː.