text_original: What he had seen and guessed at Frankfort had speedily disillusioned him ; the German posi  tion was in the grip of a " Gordian Knot," as he himself expressed it.
text_transcription: WHAT HE HAD SEEN AND GUESSED AT FRANKFORT HAD SPEEDILY DISILLUSIONED HIM THE GERMAN POSITION WAS IN THE GRIP OF A GORDIAN KNOT AS HE HIMSELF EXPRESSED IT
phonemes: wˌʌt hiː hæd sˈiːn ænd ɡˈɛst æt fɹˈæŋkfɔːɹt hæd spˈiːdili dɪsɪlˈuːʒənd hˌɪm ; ðə dʒˈɜːmən pˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːn wʌz ɪnðə ɡɹˈɪp əvə " ɡˈɔːɹdiən nˈɑːt," æz hiː hɪmsˈɛlf ɛkspɹˈɛst ɪt.