text_original: Leo IV., though an earnest image breaker, was distinctly a weaker man than his father, and during his short reign the cause of Iconoclasm prob  ably retrograded rather than advanced.
text_transcription: LEO THE FOURTH THOUGH AN EARNEST IMAGE BREAKER WAS DISTINCTLY A WEAKER MAN THAN HIS FATHER AND DURING HIS SHORT REIGN THE CAUSE OF ICONOCLASM PROBABLY RETROGATED RATHER THAN ADVANCED
phonemes: lˈiːoʊ ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ., ðˌoʊ ɐn ˈɜːnɪst ˈɪmɪdʒ bɹˈeɪkɚ, wʌz dɪstˈɪŋktli ɐ wˈiːkɚ mˈæn ðɐn hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt ɹˈeɪn ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ˈaɪkənˌɑːklæzəm pɹˈɑːb ˈeɪbli ɹˌɛtɹoʊɡɹˈeɪdᵻd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɐdvˈænst.