text_original: The kings, as has been said, were little better than idiots ; Austrasia was probably a prey to anarchy and dis  sension ; the strong and warlike races on the eastern frontier which had been harnessed to the car of the Frankish monarchy were rapidly breaking their bonds.
text_transcription: THE KINGS AS HAS BEEN SAID WERE LITTLE BETTER THAN IDIOTS AUSTRASIA WAS PROBABLY A PREY TO ANARCHY AND DISSENSION THE STRONG AND WARLIKE RACES ON THE EASTERN FRONTIER WHICH HAD BEEN HARNESSED TO THE CAR OF THE FRANKISH MONARCHY WERE RAPIDLY BREAKING THEIR BONDS
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋz, æz hˈæzbiːn sˈɛd, wɜː lˈɪɾəl bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˈɪdɪəts ; ɔːstɹˈeɪʒə wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli ɐ pɹˈeɪ tʊ ˈænɑːɹki ænd dˈɪs sˈɛnʃən ; ðə stɹˈɔŋ ænd wˈɔːɹlaɪk ɹˈeɪsᵻz ɔnðɪ ˈiːstɚn fɹʌntˈɪɹ wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn hˈɑːɹnɪst tə ðə kˈɑːɹ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ mˈɑːnɚki wɜː ɹˈæpɪdli bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ðɛɹ bˈɑːndz.