text_original: Necessity ex  torted a reluctant consent from the king ; and then he and his party pushed on to the foot of Mont Genis. It was a cruel winter—one of the coldest and longest ever kno^^, for the Ehine was frozen from St. Martin's Day (November 11) to the following April.
text_transcription: NECESSITY EXTORTED A RELUCTANT CONSENT FROM THE KING AND THEN HE AND HIS PARTY PUSHED ON TO THE FOOT OF MONT SOONIS IT WAS A CRUEL WINTER ONE OF THE COLDEST AND LONGEST EVER KNOWN FOR THE RIND WAS FROZEN FROM SAINT MARTIN'S DAY NOVEMBER ELEVENTH TO THE FOLLOWING APRIL
phonemes: nəsˈɛsɪɾi ˈɛks tˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɐ ɹᵻlˈʌktənt kənsˈɛnt fɹʌmðə kˈɪŋ ; ænd ðˈɛn hiː ænd hɪz pˈɑːɹɾi pˈʊʃt ˌɔn tə ðə fˈʊt ʌv mˈɔnt dʒˈiːniz. ɪt wʌzɐ kɹˈuːəl wˈɪntɚ—wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈoʊldɪst ænd lˈɔŋɡɪst ˈɛvɚ nˈoʊ, fɚðɪ ˈɛhaɪn wʌz fɹˈoʊzən fɹʌm sənt. mˈɑːɹtɪnz dˈeɪ (noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən) tə ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈeɪpɹəl.