text_original: The distress was augmented by  physical disturbances — earthquakes, tempests, and floods — which were regarded, of course, by many as a divine retribution for the opposition of the emperor to the rights of the Church.
text_transcription: THE DISTRESS WAS AUGMENTED BY PHYSICAL DISTURBANCES EARTHQUAKES TEMPESTS AND FLOODS WHICH WERE REGARDED OF COURSE BY MANY AS A DIVINE RETRIBUTION FOR THE OPPOSITION OF THE EMPEROR TO THE RITES OF THE CHURCH
phonemes: ðə dɪstɹˈɛs wʌz ɔːɡmˈɛntᵻd baɪ fˈɪzɪkəl dɪstˈɜːbənsᵻz — ˈɜːθkweɪks, tˈɛmpɪsts, ænd flˈʌdz — wˌɪtʃ wɜː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, baɪ mˈɛni æz ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən fɚðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tə ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ.