text_original: He had difl&culties with his own people, and he defied the Pope by appointing worthless men, his own favorites, to great places in the Church. Gregory VII's reforms had roused many ene  mies against him, and at first the German princes took the Emperor's side in the quarrel.
text_transcription: HE HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH HIS OWN PEOPLE AND HE DEFIED THE POPE BY APPOINTING WORTHLESS MEN HIS OWN FAVORITES TO GREAT PLACES IN THE CHURCH GREGORY THE SEVENTH REFORMS HAD ROUSED MANY ENEMIES AGAINST HIM AND AT FIRST THE GERMAN PRINCES TOOK THE EMPEROR'S SIDE IN THE QUARREL
phonemes: hiː hæd dˈɪfəl ænd kˈʌltiz wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn pˈiːpəl, ænd hiː dᵻfˈaɪd ðə pˈoʊp baɪ ɐpˈɔɪntɪŋ wˈɜːθləs mˈɛn, hɪz ˈoʊn fˈeɪvɚɹᵻts, tə ɡɹˈeɪt plˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ. ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz hæd ɹˈaʊzd mˈɛni ˈiːn maɪz ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm, ænd æt fˈɜːst ðə dʒˈɜːmən pɹˈɪnsᵻz tˈʊk ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz sˈaɪd ɪnðə kwˈɔːɹəl.