text_original: It is, however, worthy of note that when in 1788 the Emperor Joseph II. and the Czarina Catherine II. were medi  tating a partition of Eastern Europe, they suggested that Egypt should be thrown as a sop to France.
text_transcription: IT IS HOWEVER WORTHY OF NOTE THAT WHEN IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT THE EMPEROR JOSEPH THE SECOND AND THE CZARINA CATHARINE THE SECOND WERE MEDITATING A PARTITION OF EASTERN EUROPE THEY SUGGESTED THAT EGYPT SHOULD BE THROWN IN AS A SOP TO FRANCE
phonemes: ɪɾ ˈɪz, haʊˈɛvɚ, wˈɜːði ʌv nˈoʊt ðæt wɛn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ænd ðə zɑːɹɹˈiːnə kˈæθɹɪn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. wɜː mˈɛdi tˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ʌv ˈiːstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp, ðeɪ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈiːdʒɪpt ʃˌʊd biː θɹˈoʊn æz ɐ sˈɑːp tə fɹˈæns.