text_original: Both carried on the reforms of their predecessors instead of following new lines of their own ; both diminished the powder of the nobles, by undermining feudal independence and by strengthening the central administration ; both turned to the people for help in their undertaking.
text_transcription: BOTH CARRIED ON THE REFORMS OF THEIR PREDECESSORS INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING NEW LINES OF THEIR OWN BOTH DIMINISHED THE POWER OF THE NOBLES BY UNDERMINING FEUDAL INDEPENDENCE AND BY STRENGTHENING THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BOTH TURNED TO THE PEOPLE FOR HELP IN THEIR UNDERTAKING
phonemes: bˈoʊθ kˈæɹid ɔnðə ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz ʌv ðɛɹ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz ɪnstˈɛd ʌv fˈɑːloʊɪŋ nˈuː lˈaɪnz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ; bˈoʊθ dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt ðə pˈaʊdɚɹ ʌvðə nˈoʊbəlz, baɪ ˌʌndɚmˈaɪnɪŋ fjˈuːdəl ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ænd baɪ stɹˈɛŋθənɪŋ ðə sˈɛntɹəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ; bˈoʊθ tˈɜːnd tə ðə pˈiːpəl fɔːɹ hˈɛlp ɪn ðɛɹ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ.