text_original: It was a war, in 1866, w'hich had begun the constitution of a new Germany by grouping round Prussia most of the Germanic vStates ; since then, Bismarck's diplomacy had been able to paralyse the action of France, and in the question of Luxem  burg to reduce her to playing an almost ridiculous role. During this time, Roon and Moltke had continued their work of military organization.
text_transcription: IT WAS A WAR IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX WHICH HAD BEGUN THE CONSTITUTION OF A NEW GERMANY BY GROUPING AROUND PRUSSIA MOST OF THE GERMANIC STATES SINCE THEN BISMARCK'S DIPLOMACY HAD BEEN ABLE TO PARALYZE THE ACTION OF FRANCE AND IN THE QUESTION OF LUXEMBOURG TO REDUCE HER TO PLAYING AN ALMOST RIDICULOUS ROLL DURING THIS TIME ROON AND MOLTKE HAD CONTINUED THEIR WORK OF MILITARY ORGANIZATION
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ wˈɔːɹ, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, dˈʌbəljˌuːhˈɪtʃ hæd bɪɡˈʌn ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən əvə nˈuː dʒˈɜːməni baɪ ɡɹˈuːpɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd pɹˈʌʃə mˈoʊst əv ðə dʒɜːmˈænɪk vˈiː stˈeɪts ; sˈɪns ðˈɛn, bˈɪsmɑːɹks dɪplˈoʊməsi hɐdbɪn ˈeɪbəl tə pˈæɹəlˌaɪz ðɪ ˈækʃən ʌv fɹˈæns, ænd ɪnðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv lˈʌksəm bˈɜːɡ tə ɹᵻdˈuːs hɜː tə plˈeɪɪŋ ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs ɹˈoʊl. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, ɹˈuːn ænd mˈoʊltk hæd kəntˈɪnjuːd ðɛɹ wˈɜːk ʌv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.