text_original: The authority of the Exarch of Ravenna was set at naught ; the local government was vested in dukes chosen by the en  raged image worshippers ; it seemed as though the empire would utterly lose even the vestiges of its PIPPIN, KING OF THE FRANKS. 83 dominion in Italy.
text_transcription: THE AUTHORITY OF THE EXARCH OF RAVENNA WAS SET AT NAUGHT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS VESTED IN DUKES CHOSEN BY THE ENRAGED IMAGE WORSHIPPERS IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE EMPIRE WOULD UTTERLY LOSE EVEN THE VESTIGES OF ITS DOMINION IN ITALY
phonemes: ðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹk ʌv ɹˈeɪvənə wʌz sˈɛt æt nˈɔːt ; ðə lˈoʊkəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz vˈɛstᵻd ɪn dˈuːks tʃˈoʊzən baɪ ðɪ ˈɛn ɹˈeɪdʒd ˈɪmɪdʒ wˈɜːʃɪpɚz ; ɪt sˈiːmd æz ðˌoʊ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʊd ˈʌɾɚli lˈuːz ˈiːvən ðə vˈɛstɪdʒᵻz ʌv ɪts pˈɪpɪn, kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks. ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː dəmˈɪniən ɪn ˈɪɾəli.