text_original: It is almost impossible to believe that Charles, 9 130 CHARLEMAGNE. even in the fervor caused by liis first visit to Rome, his meeting with St. Peter's vicar, and his prayers in the great Koman basilicas, can have meant to convey such vast territories as these to an ecclesias  tic, however eminent, whose pretensions to rank as a civil ruler of any territory, however small, were only twenty years old.
text_transcription: IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT CHARLES EVEN IN THE FERVOR CAUSED BY HIS FIRST VISIT TO ROME HIS MEETING WITH SAINT PETER'S VICAR IN HIS PRAYERS IN THE GREAT ROMAN BASILICAS CAN HAVE MEANT TO CONVEY SUCH VAST TERRITORIES AS THESE TO AN ECCLESIASTIC HOWEVER EMINENT WHOSE PRETENSIONS TO RANK IS A CIVIL RULER OF ANY TERRITORY HOWEVER SMALL WERE ONLY TWENTY YEARS OLD
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz, nˈaɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. ˈiːvən ɪnðə fˈɜːvɚ kˈɔːzd baɪ lˈɪaɪz fˈɜːst vˈɪzɪt tə ɹˈoʊm, hɪz mˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð sənt. pˈiːɾɚz vˈɪkɚ, ænd hɪz pɹˈɛɹz ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɑːmən bæzˈɪlɪkəz, kæn hæv mˈɛnt tə kənvˈeɪ sˈʌtʃ vˈæst tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹiz æz ðiːz tʊ ɐn ᵻklˈiːziəz tˈɪk, haʊˈɛvɚɹ ˈɛmɪnənt, hˌuːz pɹɪtˈɛnʃənz tə ɹˈæŋk æz ɐ sˈɪvəl ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌv ˌɛni tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi, haʊˈɛvɚ smˈɔːl, wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.