text_original: Trans  lated into ])lain language, it was a league of three despots, each guaranteeing the other against his subjects. The name, likely enough, was not bandied between them in correspondence, but its principle was thoroughly well understood and acted upon.
text_transcription: TRANSLATED INTO PLAIN LANGUAGE IT WAS A LEAGUE OF THREE DESPOTS EACH GUARANTEING THE OTHER AGAINST HIS SUBJECTS THE NAME LIKELY ENOUGH WAS NOT BANDIED BETWEEN THEM AND CORRESPONDENTS BUT ITS PRINCIPLE WAS THOROUGHLY WELL UNDERSTOOD AND ACTED UPON
phonemes: tɹˈænz lˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ])lˈeɪn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ɪt wʌzɐ lˈiːɡ ʌv θɹˈiː dˈɛspɑːts, ˈiːtʃ ɡˌæɹəntˈiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts. ðə nˈeɪm, lˈaɪkli ɪnˈʌf, wʌz nˌɑːt bˈændid bᵻtwˌiːn ðˌɛm ɪn kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns, bˌʌt ɪts pɹˈɪnsɪpəl wʌz θˈʌɹoʊli wˈɛl ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ænd ˈæktᵻd əpˌɑːn.