text_original: Like all periods of transition, the age is one of numerous and bold experiments. Many of these experiments were successful, and many failed : but the history of the failures is often as im  viii THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE portant and instructive as that of the successes. The great Slav race, which for generations had been conquered or driven back eastwards by the Germans, made a great and for a time successful effort to recover its independence and extend its power.
text_transcription: LIKE ALL PERIODS OF TRANSITION THE AGE IS ONE OF NUMEROUS AND BOLD EXPERIMENTS MANY OF THESE EXPERIMENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL AND MANY FAILED BUT THE HISTORY OF THE FAILURES IS OFTEN AS IMPORTANT AND INSTRUCTIVE AS THAT OF THE SUCCESSES THE GREAT SLAVERIES WHICH FOR GENERATIONS HAD BEEN CONQUERED OR DRIVEN BACK EASTWARD BY THE GERMANS MADE A GREAT AND FOR A TIME SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO RECOVER ITS INDEPENDENCE AND EXTEND ITS POWER
phonemes: lˈaɪk ˈɔːl pˈiəɹɪədz ʌv tɹænsˈɪʃən, ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ɪz wˈʌn ʌv nˈuːmɚɹəs ænd bˈoʊld ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts. mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts wɜː səksˈɛsfəl, ænd mˈɛni fˈeɪld : bˌʌt ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈeɪlɪɹz ɪz ˈɔfən æz ˈɪm ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː pˈɔːɹtənt ænd ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv æz ðæt ʌvðə səksˈɛsᵻz. ðə ɡɹˈeɪt slˈæv ɹˈeɪs, wˌɪtʃ fɔːɹ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz hɐdbɪn kˈɑːŋkɚd ɔːɹ dɹˈɪvən bˈæk ˈiːstwɚdz baɪ ðə dʒˈɜːmənz, mˌeɪd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ænd fɚɹə tˈaɪm səksˈɛsfəl ˈɛfɚt tə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹ ɪts ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ænd ɛkstˈɛnd ɪts pˈaʊɚ.