text_original: The Germans started first, encountered great hardships, and most of their forces were destroyed. The French were more fortunate ; yet they were often in great danger, o. F. — 8 r^ ] Digitized by VjOOQIC Ii8 OLD FRANCE and on one occasion the king had to cling to a tree on the edge of a precipice with one hand, and defend himself against a large force of enemies with the other.
text_transcription: THE GERMANS STARTED FIRST ENCOUNTERED GREAT HARDSHIPS AND MOST OF THEIR FORCES WERE DESTROYED THE FRENCH WERE MORE FORTUNATE YET THEY WERE OFTEN IN GREAT DANGER AND ON ONE OCCASION THE KING HAD TO CLING TO A TREE ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE WITH ONE HAND AND DEFEND HIMSELF AGAINST THE LARGE FORTS OF ENEMIES WITH THE OTHER
phonemes: ðə dʒˈɜːmənz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd fˈɜːst, ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ɡɹˈeɪt hˈɑːɹdʃɪps, ænd mˈoʊst əv ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹsᵻz wɜː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd. ðə fɹˈɛntʃ wɜː mˈɔːɹ fˈɔːɹtʃənət ; jˈɛt ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˈɔfən ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt dˈeɪndʒɚ, ˈoʊ. ˈɛf. — ˈeɪt ˈɑːɹ ] dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ˈɪaɪ ˈeɪt ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː fɹˈæns ænd ˌɔn wˈʌn əkˈeɪʒən ðə kˈɪŋ hædtə klˈɪŋ tʊ ɐ tɹˈiː ɔnðɪ ˈɛdʒ əvə pɹˈɛsᵻpˌɪs wɪð wˈʌn hˈænd, ænd dᵻfˈɛnd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ fˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈɛnəmiz wɪððɪ ˈʌðɚ.