text_original: Thus Henry was restored to the communion of the Church without any act of penance, or any formal act of abso  lution. Church and king, pope and emperor were reconciled at last, and the strife was healed which for more than half a century had agitated Christendom^ and in Germany had set town against towu and class against class, had cost some of the best blood, and re  duced the whole country to the extremity of distress.
text_transcription: THUS HENRY WAS RESTORED TO THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH WITHOUT ANY ACT OF PENANCE OR ANY FORMAL ACT OF ABSOLUTION CHURCH AND KING POPE AND EMPEROR WERE RECONCILED AT LAST AND THE STRIFE WAS HEALED WHICH FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY HAD AGITATED CHRISTENDOM AND IN GERMANY HAD SET TOWN AGAINST TOWN AND CLASS AGAINST CLASS HAD COST SOME OF THE BEST BLOOD AND REDUCED THE WHOLE COUNTRY TO THE EXTREMITY OF DISTRESS
phonemes: ðˈʌs hˈɛnɹi wʌz ɹᵻstˈɔːɹd tə ðə kəmjˈuːniən ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ˈækt ʌv pˈɛnəns, ɔːɹ ˌɛni fˈɔːɹməl ˈækt ʌv ɐbsˈoʊ lˈuːʃən. tʃˈɜːtʃ ænd kˈɪŋ, pˈoʊp ænd ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wɜː ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪld æt lˈæst, ænd ðə stɹˈaɪf wʌz hˈiːld wˌɪtʃ fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi hæd ˈædʒᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd kɹˈɪsəndəm ænd ɪn dʒˈɜːməni hæd sˈɛt tˈaʊn ɐɡˈɛnst tˈoʊuː ænd klˈæs ɐɡˈɛnst klˈæs, hæd kˈɔst sˌʌm ʌvðə bˈɛst blˈʌd, ænd ɹˌiː dˈuːst ðə hˈoʊl kˈʌntɹi tə ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌv dɪstɹˈɛs.