text_original: The mutual antagonism of nations and languages was not so strong in the Middle Ages as it has been in our own day, and possibly a succession of able rulers might have kept the two peoples, who in their utterly different languages swore in 842 the great oath of Strasburg,* still one.
text_transcription: THE MUTUAL ANTAGONISM OF NATIONS AND LANGUAGES WAS NOT SO STRONG IN THE MIDDLE AGES AS IT HAS BEEN IN OUR OWN DAY AND POSSIBLY A SUCCESSION OF ABLE RULERS MIGHT HAVE KEPT THE TWO PEOPLES WHO IN THEIR UTTERLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SWORE IN EIGHT FORTY TWO THE GREAT OATH OF STRASBOURG STILL ONE
phonemes: ðə mjˈuːtʃuːəl æntˈæɡənˌɪzəm ʌv nˈeɪʃənz ænd lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz wʌz nˌɑːt sˌoʊ stɹˈɔŋ ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz æz ɪt hˈæzbiːn ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪ, ænd pˈɑːsᵻbli ɐ səksˈɛʃən ʌv ˈeɪbəl ɹˈuːlɚz mˌaɪthɐv kˈɛpt ðə tˈuː pˈiːpəlz, hˌuː ɪn ðɛɹ ˈʌɾɚli dˈɪfɹənt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz swˈɔːɹ ɪn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈoʊθ ʌv stɹˈæsbɜːɡ,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk stˈɪl wˌʌn.