text_original: Outlying possessions had been gradually lost. France had been extending her Eastern frontier ; Burgundy, in the hands of an impor  tant French family, was becoming very independent ; and now the Turks were threatening great danger in the East.
text_transcription: OUTLYING POSSESSIONS HAD BEEN GRADUALLY LOST FRANCE HAD BEEN EXTENDING HER EASTERN FRONTIER BURGUNDY IN THE HANDS OF AN IMPORTANT FRENCH FAMILY WAS BECOMING VERY INDEPENDENT AND NOW THE TURKS WERE THREATENING GREAT DANGER IN THE EAST
phonemes: aʊtlˈaɪɪŋ pəzˈɛʃənz hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈædʒuːəli lˈɔst. fɹˈæns hɐdbɪn ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ hɜːɹ ˈiːstɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹ ; bˈɜːɡʌndi, ɪnðə hˈændz əvən ɪmpˈɔːɹ tˈænt fɹˈɛntʃ fˈæmɪli, wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ vˈɛɹi ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ; ænd nˈaʊ ðə tˈɜːks wɜː θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈiːst.