text_original: TWO RIVAL QUEENS YOU have heard the story of the reigns of the first Merovingian kings in some detail, and therefore have a fair idea of the times in which they lived, and of the way in which these early rulers behaved. But it would be weary work to read as minute a history of all the kings of this race, whose names and dates you can find at the end of this book if you care to look them up. ^ These names may be seen on the map on p.
text_transcription: TWO RIVAL QUEENS YOU HAVE HEARD THE STORY OF THE REIGNS OF THE FIRST MERIVINGIAN KINGS IN SOME DETAIL AND THEREFORE HAVE A FAIR IDEA OF THE TIMES IN WHICH THEY LIVED AND OF THE WAY IN WHICH THESE EARLY RULERS BEHAVED BUT IT WOULD BE WEARY WORK TO READ AS MINUTE THE HISTORY OF ALL THE KINGS OF THIS RACE WHOSE NAMES AND DATES YOU CAN FIND AT THE END OF THIS BOOK IF YOU CARE TO LOOK THEM UP
phonemes: tˈuː ɹˈaɪvəl kwˈiːnz juː hæv hˈɜːd ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvðə ɹˈeɪnz ʌvðə fˈɜːst mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən kˈɪŋz ɪn sˌʌm diːtˈeɪl, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ hæv ɐ fˈɛɹ aɪdˈiə ʌvðə tˈaɪmz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ lˈɪvd, ænd ʌvðə wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðiːz ˈɜːli ɹˈuːlɚz bᵻhˈeɪvd. bˌʌt ɪt wʊd biː wˈɪɹi wˈɜːk tə ɹˈiːd æz mˈɪnɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈɔːl ðə kˈɪŋz ʌv ðɪs ɹˈeɪs, hˌuːz nˈeɪmz ænd dˈeɪts juː kæn fˈaɪnd æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ðɪs bˈʊk ɪf juː kˈɛɹ tə lˈʊk ðˌɛm ˈʌp. ðiːz nˈeɪmz mˈeɪ biː sˈiːn ɔnðə mˈæp ˌɔn pˈiː.