text_original: During this time, weak Charles either gave his lands away, or allowed them to be taken from him, until he had nothing left except one town (Laon), which had been his capital. 1 See Story of the English^ pp. 73 82. Digitized by VjOOQIC 98 OLD FRANCE The nobles, exasperated by his weakness and laziness, finally deposed him in 922, and as Eudes had died, leaving no children, they now offered the crown to his brother, Robert, Count of Paris. This newly elected king had not much time granted him to show what he could do, for he was.
text_transcription: DURING THIS TIME WEAK CHARLES EITHER GAVE HIS LANDS AWAY OR ALLOWED THEM TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM UNTIL HE HAD NOTHING LEFT EXCEPT ONE TOWN LONG WHICH HAD BEEN HIS CAPITAL THE NOBLES EXASPERATED BY HIS WEAKNESS AND LAZINESS FINALLY DEPOSED HIM IN NINE HUNDRED TWENTY TWO AND AS URT HAD DIED LEAVING NO CHILDREN THEY NOW OFFERED THE CROWN TO HIS BROTHER ROBERT COUNT OF PARIS THIS NEWLY ELECTED KING HAD NOT MUCH TIME GRANTED HIM TO SHOW WHAT HE COULD DO FOR HE WAS
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, wˈiːk tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈiːðɚ ɡˈeɪv hɪz lˈændz ɐwˈeɪ, ɔːɹ ɐlˈaʊd ðˌɛm təbi tˈeɪkən fɹʌm hˌɪm, ʌntˈɪl hiː hæd nˈʌθɪŋ lˈɛft ɛksˈɛpt wˈʌn tˈaʊn (lˈeɪɑːn), wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn hɪz kˈæpɪɾəl. wˈʌn sˈiː stˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˌiːpˈiː. sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ˈeɪɾi tˈuː. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː fɹˈæns ðə nˈoʊbəlz, ɛɡzˈæspɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ hɪz wˈiːknəs ænd lˈeɪzinəs, fˈaɪnəli dᵻpˈoʊzd hˌɪm ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ænd æz jˈuːdz hæd dˈaɪd, lˈiːvɪŋ nˈoʊ tʃˈɪldɹən, ðeɪ nˈaʊ ˈɔfɚd ðə kɹˈaʊn tə hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ, ɹˈɑːbɚt, kˈaʊnt ʌv pˈæɹɪs. ðɪs nˈuːli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kˈɪŋ hæd nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ tˈaɪm ɡɹˈæntᵻd hˌɪm tə ʃˈoʊ wʌt hiː kʊd dˈuː, fɔːɹ hiː wʌz.