text_original: It was not known to early Merovingian times ; its origin appears to be nearly contemporaneous with that of the power of the Arnulfing mayors of the palace : it must 320 CHARLEMAGNE. certainly have been spreading more widely and striking deeper roots all through the reign of Charlemagne, and j^et we can hardly attribute either to him or to his ancestors any distinct share in its establishment.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT KNOWN TO EARLY MEROVINGIAN TIMES ITS ORIGIN APPEARS TO BE NEARLY CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH THAT OF THE POWER OF THE ARNUFING MAYORS OF THE PALACE IT MUST CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN SPREADING MORE WIDELY AND STRIKING DEEPER ROOTS ALL THROUGH THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNE AND YET WE CAN HARDLY ATTRIBUTE EITHER TO HIM OR TO HIS ANCESTORS ANY DISTINCT SHARE IN ITS ESTABLISHMENT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt nˈoʊn tʊ ˈɜːli mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən tˈaɪmz ; ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ɐpˈɪɹz təbi nˌɪɹli kəntˌɛmpɔːɹˈeɪniəs wɪð ðæt ʌvðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹnʌlfɪŋ mˈeɪɚz ʌvðə pˈælɪs : ɪt mˈʌst θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. sˈɜːʔn̩li hɐvbɪn spɹˈɛdɪŋ mˈɔːɹ wˈaɪdli ænd stɹˈaɪkɪŋ dˈiːpɚ ɹˈuːts ˈɔːl θɹuː ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni, ænd dʒˈeɪ ˈɛt wiː kæn hˈɑːɹdli ˈætɹɪbjˌuːt ˈiːðɚ tə hˌɪm ɔːɹ tə hɪz ˈænsɛstɚz ˌɛni dɪstˈɪŋkt ʃˈɛɹ ɪn ɪts ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt.