text_original: Holstein was a German Duchy inhabited by Germans, and held as a fief of the Empire until the dissolution of the latter body (1806). Since 1815 the Duke of Holstein and Lauenburg had been a member of the Germanic Confederation.
text_transcription: HOLSTEIN WAS A GERMAN DUCHY INHABITED BY GERMANS AND HELD AS THE THIEF OF THE EMPIRE UNTIL THE DISSOLUTION OF THE LATTER BODY EIGHTEEN O SIX SINCE EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN THE DUKE OF HOLCHTEIN AND LAUENBEECH HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF THE GERMANIC CONFEDERATION
phonemes: hˈɑːlstaɪn wʌzɐ dʒˈɜːmən dˈʌtʃi ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ dʒˈɜːmənz, ænd hˈɛld æz ɐ fˈiːf ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ðə dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ʌvðə lˈæɾɚ bˈɑːdi (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks). sˈɪns wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn ðə dˈuːk ʌv hˈɑːlstaɪn ænd lˈɔːənbˌɜːɡ hɐdbɪn ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dʒɜːmˈænɪk kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən.