text_original: * But to whom were these cities, wrested as they had been by the Lombards from the representative of the Eastern Emperor, to be ceded? That was a question which, though it had probably been dis  cussed and decided by the Pope and the King of the Franks, had not received a definite answer in the face of Europe till this summer of 756.
text_transcription: BUT TO WHOM WERE THESE CITIES RESTED AS THEY HAD BEEN BY THE LOMBARDS FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EASTERN EMPEROR TO BE SEATED THAT WAS A QUESTION WHICH THOUGH IT HAD PROBABLY BEEN DISCUSSED AND DECIDED BY THE POPE AND THE KING OF THE FRANKS HAD NOT RECEIVED A DEFINITE ANSWER IN THE FACE OF EUROPE TILL THIS SUMMER OF SEV
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk bˌʌt tə hˈuːm wɜː ðiːz sˈɪɾiz, ɹˈɛstᵻd æz ðeɪ hɐdbɪn baɪ ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɹʌmðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, təbi sˈiːdᵻd? ðæt wʌzɐ kwˈɛstʃən wˈɪtʃ, ðˌoʊ ɪt hæd pɹˈɑːbəbli bˌɪn dˈɪs kˈʌst ænd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðə pˈoʊp ænd ðə kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks, hæd nˌɑːt ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ dˈɛfɪnət ˈænsɚɹ ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp tˈɪl ðɪs sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks.