text_original: Pale and thin, delicate from a childish illness, which had also left his right hand swollen and weak so that he could not hold a lance, he was not the popular ideal of a King in those warHke days, yet he won for himself a position which neither of his predecessors had held.
text_transcription: PALE AND THIN DELICATE FROM A CHILDISH ILLNESS WHICH HAD ALSO LEFT HIS RIGHT HAND SWOLLEN AND WEAK SO THAT HE COULD NOT HOLD THE LANCE HE WAS NOT THE POPULAR IDEAL OF A KING IN THOSE WARLIKE DAYS YET HE WON FOR HIMSELF A POSITION WHICH NEITHER OF HIS PREDECESSORS HAD HELD
phonemes: pˈeɪl ænd θˈɪn, dˈɛlᵻkət fɹʌm ɐ tʃˈaɪldɪʃ ˈɪlnəs, wˌɪtʃ hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ lˈɛft hɪz ɹˈaɪt hˈænd swˈoʊlən ænd wˈiːk sˌoʊ ðæt hiː kʊd nˌɑːt hˈoʊld ɐ lˈæns, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ aɪdˈiəl əvə kˈɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz wˈɔːɹ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˈiː dˈeɪz, jˈɛt hiː wˈʌn fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ pəzˈɪʃən wˌɪtʃ nˈiːðɚɹ ʌv hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz hæd hˈɛld.