text_original: As a step in his desired career of aggrandise  ment, he seized the States of the Church, nominally as the friend of the Pope.
text_transcription: AS A STEP IN HIS DESIRED CAREER OF AGGRANDIZEMENT HE SEIZED THE STATES OF THE CHURCH NOMINALLY AS THE FRIEND OF THE POPE
phonemes: æz ɐ stˈɛp ɪn hɪz dɪzˈaɪɚd kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv ɐɡɹˈændaɪz mˈɛnt, hiː sˈiːzd ðə stˈeɪts ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, nˈɑːmɪnəli æz ðə fɹˈɛnd ʌvðə pˈoʊp.