text_original: Thus in theory the Emperor claimed the right to be recognised as the superior of all European kings and rulers, but in reality, though his opinion might have had weight in the case of any question of international interest, only certain small States admitted his authority within their own borders, and the term Empire came to have a definite territorial significance.
text_transcription: THUS IN THEORY THE EMPEROR CLAIMED THE RIGHT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE SUPERIOR OF ALL EUROPEAN KINGS AND RULERS BUT IN REALITY THOUGH HIS OPINION MIGHT HAVE HAD WEIGHT IN THE CASE OF ANY QUESTION OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST ONLY CERTAIN SMALL STATES ADMITTED HIS AUTHORITY WITHIN THEIR OWN BORDERS AND THE TERM EMPIRE CAME TO HAVE A DEFINITE TERRITORIAL SIGNIFICANCE
phonemes: ðˈʌs ɪn θˈiəɹi ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ klˈeɪmd ðə ɹˈaɪt təbi ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ðə suːpˈiəɹɪɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈɪŋz ænd ɹˈuːlɚz, bˌʌt ɪn ɹɪˈælᵻɾi, ðˌoʊ hɪz əpˈɪniən mˌaɪthɐv hæd wˈeɪt ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv ˌɛni kwˈɛstʃən ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɪntɹɛst, ˈoʊnli sˈɜːʔn̩ smˈɔːl stˈeɪts ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd hɪz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wɪðˌɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn bˈɔːɹdɚz, ænd ðə tˈɜːm ˈɛmpaɪɚ kˈeɪm tə hæv ɐ dˈɛfɪnət tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns.