text_original: The home which the great emperor favored above all others was that city which his love alone made eminent, though he did not absolutely found it, the city which the Romans called Aquisgranum, which the Germans now call Aachen, and the French Aix  la Chapelle. Here, on the southern slope of the Lousberg hills, in the pleasant land between Rhine and Meuse, Charles made the dwelling place of his old age.
text_transcription: THE HOME WHICH THE GREAT EMPEROR FAVOURED ABOVE ALL OTHERS WAS THAT CITY WHICH HIS LOVE ALONE MADE EMINENT THOUGH HE DID NOT ABSOLUTELY FOUND IT THE CITY WHICH THE ROMANS CALLED ACQUIES GRANAM WHICH THE GERMANS NOW CALL ACHNE AND THE FRENCH EX LA CHAPELL HERE ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE LOOSEBURG HILLS IN THE PLEASANT LAND BETWEEN RHINE AND MEUSE CHARLES MADE THE DWELLING PLACE OF HIS OLD AGE
phonemes: ðə hˈoʊm wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛmpɚɹɚ fˈeɪvɚd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz wʌz ðæt sˈɪɾi wˌɪtʃ hɪz lˈʌv ɐlˈoʊn mˌeɪd ˈɛmɪnənt, ðˌoʊ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ˌæbsəlˈuːtli fˈaʊnd ɪt, ðə sˈɪɾi wˌɪtʃ ðə ɹˈoʊmənz kˈɔːld ˈækwɪsɡɹˌænəm, wˌɪtʃ ðə dʒˈɜːmənz nˈaʊ kˈɔːl ˈɑːtʃən, ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈeɪks lˌæ tʃeɪpˈɛl. hˈɪɹ, ɔnðə sˈʌðɚn slˈoʊp ʌvðə lˈaʊsbɜːɡ hˈɪlz, ɪnðə plˈɛzənt lˈænd bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈaɪn ænd mjˈuːs, tʃˈɑːɹlz mˌeɪd ðə dwˈɛlɪŋ plˈeɪs ʌv hɪz ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ.