text_original: The Wends, beyond the Elbe, under a Frank  ish commercial traveller named Samo (who had made himself their king, and who had twelve wives and thirty seven children), had inflicted a crushing defeat on Dagobert.
text_transcription: THE VENS BEYOND THE ELBA UNDER A FRANKISH COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER NAMED SAMO WHO HAD MADE HIMSELF THEIR KING AND WHO HAD TWELVE WIVES AND THIRTY SEVEN CHILDREN HAD INFLICTED A CRUSHING DEFEAT ON DAGOBERT
phonemes: ðə wˈɛndz, bᵻjˌɔnd ðɪ ˈɛlbə, ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ fɹˈæŋk ˈɪʃ kəmˈɜːʃəl tɹˈævəlɚ nˈeɪmd sˈɑːmoʊ (hˌuː hæd mˌeɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ðɛɹ kˈɪŋ, ænd hˌuː hæd twˈɛlv wˈaɪvz ænd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tʃˈɪldɹən), hæd ɪnflˈɪktᵻd ɐ kɹˈʌʃɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt ˌɔn dˈæɡoʊbˌɜːt.