text_original: Whatever the cause, Charles determined to accept the invitation to interfere in the affairs of the Spanish peninsula. At Easter (778) he was at Chasseneuil, in Aquitaine, about forty miles south of his grand  father's battle field at Poitiers.
text_transcription: WHATEVER THE CAUSE CHARLES DETERMINED TO ACCEPT THE INVITATION TO INTERFERE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE SPANISH PENINSULA AT EASTER SEVEN SEVENTY EIGHT HE WAS AT SHASP NUIL IN AQUITAIN ABOUT FORTY MILES SOUTH OF HIS GRANDFATHER'S BATTLEFIELD AT POITIERS
phonemes: wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə kˈɔːz, tʃˈɑːɹlz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðɪ ɪnvɪtˈeɪʃən tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ ɪnðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ pənˈɪnsjʊlə. æɾ ˈiːstɚ (sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt) hiː wʌz æt ʃˈæsənˌuːɪl, ɪn ˈækwɪtˌeɪn, ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹɾi mˈaɪlz sˈaʊθ ʌv hɪz ɡɹˈænd fˈɑːðɚz bˈæɾəl fˈiːld æt pˈɔɪɾɪɹz.