text_original: Though himself a heathen, Ratbod was fain to give his daughter — who was no doubt converted to Christianity — in marriage to Pippin's son Grim  wald ; and the Anglo Saxon preacher Willibrord had a clear course given him for his missionary oper  ations among the Frisians.
text_transcription: THOUGH HIMSELF A HEATHEN ROTHBOD WAS FAIN TO GIVE HIS DAUGHTER WHO WAS NO DOUBT CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY IN MARRIAGE TO PIP AND SON GRIMVALDT AND THE ANGLO SAXON PREACHER WILLEBROD HAD A CLEAR COURSE GIVEN HIM FOR HIS MISSIONARY OPERATIONS AMONG THE PHRYSIANS
phonemes: ðˌoʊ hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ hˈiːðən, ɹˈætbɑːd wʌz fˈeɪn tə ɡˈɪv hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ — hˌuː wʌz nˈoʊ dˈaʊt kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tə kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi — ɪn mˈæɹɪdʒ tə pˈɪpɪnz sˈʌn ɡɹˈɪm wˈɔld ; ænd ðɪ ˈæŋɡloʊ sˈæksən pɹˈiːtʃɚ wˈɪlɪbɹˌɔːɹd hæd ɐ klˈɪɹ kˈɔːɹs ɡˈɪvən hˌɪm fɔːɹ hɪz mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ˈɑːpɚɹ ˈeɪʃənz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə fɹˈɪʒənz.