text_original: The truth was quite otherwise ; the ex  clusion of Austria had had the effect of strengthening the new Confederation, and in that Confederation there was a State whose territorial and political preponderance was henceforth indisputable ; for it linked the fortunes of the rest of Germany to its own, even the part of the South which, in appear  ance, stood outside the new system.
text_transcription: THE TRUTH WAS QUITE OTHERWISE THE EXCLUSION OF AUSTRIA HAD HAD THE EFFECT OF STRENGTHENING THE NEW CONFEDERATION AND IN THAT CONFEDERATION THERE WAS A STATE WHOSE TERRITORIAL AND POLITICAL PREPONDERANCE WAS HENCEFORTH INDISPUTABLE FOR IT LINKED THE FORTUNES OF THE REST OF GERMANY TO ITS OWN EVEN THAT PART OF THE SOUTH WHICH IN APPEARANCE STOOD OUTSIDE THE NEW SYSTEM
phonemes: ðə tɹˈuːθ wʌz kwˈaɪt ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz ; ðɪ ˈɛks klˈuːʒən ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə hæd hæd ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv stɹˈɛŋθənɪŋ ðə nˈuː kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən, ænd ɪn ðæt kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ stˈeɪt hˌuːz tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹəns wʌz hˈɛnsfɔːɹθ ˌɪndɪspjˈuːɾəbəl ; fɔːɹ ɪt lˈɪŋkt ðə fˈɔːɹtʃʊnz ʌvðə ɹˈɛst ʌv dʒˈɜːməni tʊ ɪts ˈoʊn, ˈiːvən ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈaʊθ wˈɪtʃ, ɪn ɐpˈɪɹ ˈæns, stˈʊd aʊtsˈaɪd ðə nˈuː sˈɪstəm.