text_original: The checks which the German nations from the time of Tacitus downwards had imposed on the authority of their kings had almost entirely disappeared before the overmastering power of the great Salian chief who had united the whole of Gaul under his sway, and who was continually reminded by his friends, the Christian bishops, how high had been the throne and how heavy the sceptre of the Roman Augustus in that very region.
text_transcription: THE CHECKS WHICH THE GERMAN NATIONS FROM THE TIME OF TACITUS DOWNWARDS HAD IMPOSED ON THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR KINGS HAD ALMOST ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED BEFORE THE OVERMASTERING POWER OF THE GREAT SALIENT CHIEF WHO HAD UNITED THE WHOLE OF GAUL UNDER HIS SWAY AND WHO WAS CONTINUALLY REMINDED BY HIS FRIENDS THE CHRISTIAN BISHOPS HOW HIGH HAD BEEN THE THRONE AND HOW HEAVY THE SCEPTRE OF THE ROMAN AUGUSTUS IN THAT VERY REGION
phonemes: ðə tʃˈɛks wˌɪtʃ ðə dʒˈɜːmən nˈeɪʃənz fɹʌmðə tˈaɪm ʌv tˈæsɪɾəs dˈaʊnwɚdz hæd ɪmpˈoʊzd ɔnðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɪŋz hæd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ˌoʊvɚmˈæstɚɹɪŋ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈeɪliən tʃˈiːf hˌuː hæd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ðə hˈoʊl ʌv ɡˈɔːl ˌʌndɚ hɪz swˈeɪ, ænd hˌuː wʌz kəntˈɪnjuːəli ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd baɪ hɪz fɹˈɛndz, ðə kɹˈɪstʃən bˈɪʃəps, hˌaʊ hˈaɪ hɐdbɪn ðə θɹˈoʊn ænd hˌaʊ hˈɛvi ðə sˈɛptɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɔːɡʌstəs ɪn ðæt vˈɛɹi ɹˈiːdʒən.