text_original: The union of Poland and Lithuania meant a Ladislas ot Poland, very strong and hostile power which threatened the dominions of the Teutonic Knights, and the baptism of Jagello, followed as it was by the forced conversion of THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC 231 all his heathen subjects, removed the formal pretext for the continued advance of the Northern Crusaders.
text_transcription: THE UNION OF POLAND AND LITHUANIA MEANT A VERY STRONG AND HOSTILE POWER WHICH THREATENED THE DOMINIONS OF THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS AND THE BAPTISM OF JOGGO FOLLOWED AS IT WAS BY THE FORCED CONVERSION OF ALL HIS HEATHEN SUBJECTS REMOVED THE FORMAL PRETEXT FOR THE CONTINUED ADVANCE OF THE NORTHERN CRUSADERS
phonemes: ðə jˈuːniən ʌv pˈoʊlənd ænd lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniə mˈɛnt ɐ lˈædɪsləz ˈɑːt pˈoʊlənd, vˈɛɹi stɹˈɔŋ ænd hˈɑːstəl pˈaʊɚ wˌɪtʃ θɹˈɛʔn̩d ðə dəmˈɪniənz ʌvðə tjuːtˈɑːnɪk nˈaɪts, ænd ðə bˈæptɪzəm ʌv dʒˈeɪdʒəlˌoʊ, fˈɑːloʊd æz ɪt wʌz baɪ ðə fˈɔːɹst kənvˈɜːʒən ʌvðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌvðə bˈɔltɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ˈɔːl hɪz hˈiːðən sˈʌbdʒɛkts, ɹᵻmˈuːvd ðə fˈɔːɹməl pɹˈiːtɛkst fɚðə kəntˈɪnjuːd ɐdvˈæns ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn kɹuːsˈeɪdɚz.