text_original: But now that he was his own master, his real chaiacter — in which avarice, selfishness, and overbearing tyranny were conspicuous qualities — began to betray itself. Peace meant, with him, nothing less than the absolute submission of the German nobility, the com  monalty, and the Papacy.
text_transcription: BUT NOW THAT HE WAS HIS OWN MASTER HIS REAL CHARACTER IN WHICH AVARICE SELFISHNESS AND OVERBEARING TYRANNY WERE CONSPICUOUS QUALITIES BEGAN TO BETRAY ITSELF PEACE MEANT WITH HIM NOTHING LESS THAN THE ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION OF THE GERMAN NOBILITY THE COMMONALTY AND THE PAPACY
phonemes: bˌʌt nˈaʊ ðæt hiː wʌz hɪz ˈoʊn mˈæstɚ, hɪz ɹˈiːəl tʃˈeɪæktɚ — ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈævɚɹɪs, sˈɛlfɪʃnəs, ænd ˌoʊvɚbˈɛɹɪŋ tˈɪɹəni wɜː kənspˈɪkjuːəs kwˈɔlᵻɾiz — bɪɡˈæn tə bᵻtɹˈeɪ ɪtsˈɛlf. pˈiːs mˈɛnt, wɪð hˌɪm, nˈʌθɪŋ lˈɛs ðɐn ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt səbmˈɪʃən ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi, ðə kˈɑːm mˈoʊnəlɾi, ænd ðə pˈæpəsi.