text_original: The election of Guido opened a prospect of softening this antagonism, and the lay Digitized by VjOOQIC The Conclusion of the Strife 209 nobles were more willing to pay deference to a pope so royally connected than to a monk of humble and obscure birth. New hopes dawned of bringing the weary strife between the Empire and the Church to a conclusion.
text_transcription: THE ELECTION OF GUIDO OPENED A PROSPECT OF SOFTENING THIS ANTAGONISM AND THE LAY NOBLES WERE MORE WILLING TO PAY DEFERENCE TO A POPE SO ROYALLY CONNECTED THAN TO A MONK OF HUMBLE AND OBSCURE BIRTH NEW HOPES DAWNED OF BRINGING THE WEARY STRIFE BETWEEN THE EMPIRE AND THE CHURCH TO A CONCLUSION
phonemes: ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv ɡwˈiːdoʊ ˈoʊpənd ɐ pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv sˈɔfənɪŋ ðɪs æntˈæɡənˌɪzəm, ænd ðə lˈeɪ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ʌvðə stɹˈaɪf tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn nˈoʊbəlz wɜː mˈɔːɹ wˈɪlɪŋ tə pˈeɪ dˈɛfɹəns tʊ ɐ pˈoʊp sˌoʊ ɹˈɔɪəli kənˈɛktᵻd ðɐn tʊ ɐ mˈʌŋk ʌv hˈʌmbəl ænd əbskjˈʊɹ bˈɜːθ. nˈuː hˈoʊps dˈɔːnd ʌv bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ðə wˈɪɹi stɹˈaɪf bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ tʊ ɐ kəŋklˈuːʒən.