text_original: This, or something like this, we may believe to have been the secret under  lying thought of the Leos and the Constantines when they heard what the Frank was doing in Italy, Through the greater part of the eighth century the Iconoclastic controversy was the dominating element in the politics of the empire. We have already seen something of the career of the first great image breaker, Leo III.
text_transcription: THIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WE MAY BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN THE SECRET UNDERLYING THOUGHT OF THE LEOS AND THE CONSTANTINES WHEN THEY HEARD WHAT THE FRANK WAS DOING IN ITALY THROUGH THE GREATER PART OF THE EIGHTH CENTURY THE ICONOCLASTIC CONTROVERSY WAS THE DOMINATING ELEMENT IN THE POLITICS OF THE EMPIRE WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOMETHING OF THE CAREER OF THE FIRST GREAT IMAGE BREAKER LEO THE
phonemes: ðˈɪs, ɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ðˈɪs, wiː mˈeɪ bᵻlˈiːv tə hɐvbɪn ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt ˌʌndɚ lˈaɪɪŋ θˈɔːt ʌvðə lɪˈoʊz ænd ðə kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːnz wɛn ðeɪ hˈɜːd wʌt ðə fɹˈæŋk wʌz dˌuːɪŋ ɪn ˈɪɾəli, θɹuː ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðɪ ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi wʌzðə dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈɛlɪmənt ɪnðə pˈɑːlətˌɪks ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈiːn sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌvðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪmɪdʒ bɹˈeɪkɚ, lˈiːoʊ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː.