text_original: It had long been the EMPIRE AND PAPACY, 1414 1453 175 cherished wish of the Papacy to establish a union be  tween the Eastern and Western Churches, which had only come together very temporarily in the time of Gregory X., and John in his great need for help, contem  plated a sacrifice of Greek independence in return for active support.
text_transcription: IT HAD LONG BEEN THE CHERISHED WISH OF THE PAPACY TO ESTABLISH A UNION BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN CHURCHES WHICH HAD ONLY COME TOGETHER VERY TEMPORARILY IN THE TIME OF GREGORY THE TENTH AND JOHN IN HIS GREAT NEED FOR HELP CONTEMPLATED A SACRIFICE OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE IN RETURN FOR ACTIVE SUPPORT
phonemes: ɪt hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd pˈæpəsi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tʃˈɛɹɪʃt wˈɪʃ ʌvðə pˈæpəsi tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ jˈuːniən biː twˈiːn ðɪ ˈiːstɚn ænd wˈɛstɚn tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz, wˌɪtʃ hæd ˈoʊnli kˈʌm təɡˌɛðɚ vˈɛɹi tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ˈɛks., ænd dʒˈɑːn ɪn hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt nˈiːd fɔːɹ hˈɛlp, kəntˈɛm plˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs ʌv ɡɹˈiːk ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɔːɹ ˈæktɪv səpˈɔːɹt.