text_original: At last, when the Lombard king was evidently pre  paring to tighten his grip on Rome itself. Pope Hadrian sent a messenger named Peter to beg for the help of the great King of the Franks.
text_transcription: AT LAST WHEN THE LOMBARD KING WAS EVIDENTLY PREPARING TO TIGHTEN HIS GRIP ON ROME ITSELF POPE HADRIAN SENT A MESSENGER NAMED PETER TO BEG FOR THE HELP OF THE GREAT KING OF THE FRANKS
phonemes: æt lˈæst, wˌɛn ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd kˈɪŋ wʌz ˈɛvɪdəntli pɹˈiː pˈɛɹɪŋ tə tˈaɪʔn̩ hɪz ɡɹˈɪp ˌɔn ɹˈoʊm ɪtsˈɛlf. pˈoʊp hˈeɪdɹiən sˈɛnt ɐ mˈɛsɪndʒɚ nˈeɪmd pˈiːɾɚ tə bˈɛɡ fɚðə hˈɛlp ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks.