text_original: * But to whom were these cities, wrested as they had been by the Lombards from the representative of the Eastern Emperor, to be ceded?
text_transcription: BUT TO WHOM WERE THESE CITIES RESTED AS THEY HAD BEEN BY THE LOMBARDS FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EASTERN EMPEROR TO BE SEATED
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk bˌʌt tə hˈuːm wɜː ðiːz sˈɪɾiz, ɹˈɛstᵻd æz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn baɪ ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɹʌmðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, təbi sˈiːdᵻd?