text_original: Again the fact that the German nobles were Imperial vassals, Princes, that is, who held their estates straight from the Emperor, gave them an exalted sense of their own dignity and made them less ready to submit to the rules which he laid down in his character of King.
text_transcription: AGAIN THE FACT THAT THE GERMAN NOBLES WERE IMPERIAL VASSALS PRINCES THAT IS WHO HELD THEIR ESTATES STRAIGHT FROM THE EMPEROR GAVE THEM AN EXALTED SENSE OF THEIR OWN DIGNITY AND MADE THEM LESS READY TO SUBMIT TO THE RULES WHICH HE LAID DOWN IN HIS CHARACTER OF KING
phonemes: ɐɡˈɛn ðə fˈækt ðætðə dʒˈɜːmən nˈoʊbəlz wɜːɹ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl vˈæsəlz, pɹˈɪnsᵻz, ðæt ˈɪz, hˌuː hˈɛld ðɛɹ ᵻstˈeɪts stɹˈeɪt fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ɡˈeɪv ðˌɛm ɐn ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd sˈɛns ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd mˌeɪd ðˌɛm lˈɛs ɹˈɛdi tə səbmˈɪt tə ðə ɹˈuːlz wˌɪtʃ hiː lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ɪn hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv kˈɪŋ.