text_original: but it was perhaps at this time that feudalism as a basis of government received its severest check, and that the King was able to assert most successfully his claim to be direct lord of all his subjects, not only of his tenants in chief, and to pose as the source and guardian of the law.
text_transcription: BUT IT WAS PERHAPS AT THIS TIME THAT FEUDALISM AS A BASIS FOR GOVERNMENT RECEIVED ITS SEVEREST CHECK AND THAT THE KING WAS ABLE TO ASSERT MOST SUCCESSFULLY HIS CLAIM TO BE DIRECT LORD OF ALL HIS SUBJECTS NOT ONLY OF HIS TENANTS IN CHIEF AND TO POSE AS THE SOURCE AND GUARDIAN OF THE LAW
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt wʌz pɚhˈæps æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ðæt fjˈuːdəlˌɪzəm æz ɐ bˈeɪsɪs ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪts səvˈiəɹəst tʃˈɛk, ænd ðætðə kˈɪŋ wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐsˈɜːt mˈoʊst səksˈɛsfəli hɪz klˈeɪm təbi dᵻɹˈɛkt lˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɔːl hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ʌv hɪz tˈɛnənts ɪn tʃˈiːf, ænd tə pˈoʊz æz ðə sˈɔːɹs ænd ɡˈɑːɹdiən ʌvðə lˈɔː.