text_original: He made bold speeches which he was compelled to retract, and embarked on bold courses of action from which he was compelled to recede. At his first synod he had taken a strong line, inflicted severe penances on the imperialist bishops, and degraded Ravenna from its metropolitan rank.
text_transcription: HE MADE BOLD SPEECHES WHICH HE WAS COMPELLED TO RETRACT AND EMBARKED ON BOLD COURSES OF ACTION FROM WHICH HE WAS COMPELLED TO RECEDE AT HIS FIRST SENATE HE HAD TAKEN A STRONG LINE INFLICTED SEVERE PENANCES ON THE IMPERIALIST BISHOPS AND DEGRADED RAVENNA FROM ITS METROPOLITAN RANK
phonemes: hiː mˌeɪd bˈoʊld spˈiːtʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə ɹᵻtɹˈækt, ænd ɛmbˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn bˈoʊld kˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌv ˈækʃən fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz kəmpˈɛld tə ɹᵻsˈiːd. æt hɪz fˈɜːst sˈɪnɑːd hiː hæd tˈeɪkən ɐ stɹˈɔŋ lˈaɪn, ɪnflˈɪktᵻd sᵻvˈɪɹ pˈɛnənsᵻz ɔnðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˌɪst bˈɪʃəps, ænd dᵻɡɹˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈeɪvənə fɹʌm ɪts mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ɹˈæŋk.