text_original: Victory attended the arms of the French ; but , Death, the faithful retainer, fought now, as ever, upon the Emperor's side. The war shrank into insignificance beside a blow that, not without suspicion of treason, changed the future of France.
text_transcription: VICTORY ATTENDED THE ARMS OF THE FRENCH BUT DEATH THE FAITHFUL RETAINER FOUGHT NOW AS EVER UPON THE EMPEROR'S SIDE THE WAR SHRANK INTO INSIGNIFICANCE BESIDE A BLOW THAT NOT WITHOUT SUSPICION OF TREASON CHANGED THE FUTURE OF FRANCE
phonemes: vˈɪktɚɹi ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmz ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ; bˌʌt , dˈɛθ, ðə fˈeɪθfəl ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚ, fˈɔːt nˈaʊ, æz ˈɛvɚ, əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚz sˈaɪd. ðə wˈɔːɹ ʃɹˈæŋk ˌɪntʊ ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkəns bᵻsˌaɪd ɐ blˈoʊ ðˈæt, nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt səspˈɪʃən ʌv tɹˈiːzən, tʃˈeɪndʒd ðə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ʌv fɹˈæns.