text_original: The latter, King Theodore, an ambitious potentate, who claimed descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, desired the assistance of the Great White Queen against his Egyptian enemies, who threatened him on the north, and the Turks who were troublesome neighbours on the east.
text_transcription: THE LATTER KING THEODORE AN AMBITIOUS POTENTATE WHO CLAIMED DESCENT FROM KING SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF SHEBA DESIRED THE ASSISTANCE OF THE GREAT WHITE QUEEN AGAINST HIS EGYPTIAN ENEMIES WHO THREATENED HIM ON THE NORTH AND THE TURKS WHO WERE TROUBLESOME NEIGHBORS ON THE EAST
phonemes: ðə lˈæɾɚ, kˈɪŋ θˈiːədˌɔːɹ, ɐn æmbˈɪʃəs pˈoʊtəntˌeɪt, hˌuː klˈeɪmd dᵻsˈɛnt fɹʌm kˈɪŋ sˈɑːlɑːmən ænd ðə kwˈiːn ʌv ʃˈɛbə, dɪzˈaɪɚd ðɪ ɐsˈɪstəns ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈaɪt kwˈiːn ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ˈɛnəmiz, hˌuː θɹˈɛʔn̩d hˌɪm ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ, ænd ðə tˈɜːks hˌuː wɜː tɹˈʌbəlsˌʌm nˈeɪbɚz ɔnðɪ ˈiːst.