text_original: But the Western Powers do not seem at first to have realised this situation, and when Kaunitz opened his negotiations with France, his friendship was at once welcomed, but on the supposition that it would add Austria and such allies as could be brought with her, in  I 114 MARIA THERESA chap, v eluding Prussia, to the French alliance.
text_transcription: BUT THE WESTERN POWERS DO NOT SEEM AT FIRST TO HAVE REALIZED THIS SITUATION AND WHEN COUNTS OPENED HIS NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE HIS FRIENDSHIP WAS AT ONCE WELCOMED BUT ON THE SUPPOSITION THAT IT WOULD ADD AUSTRIA AND SUCH ALLIES AS COULD BE BROUGHT WITH HER INCLUDING PRUSSIA TO THE FRENCH ALLIANCE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə wˈɛstɚn pˈaʊɚz duːnˌɑːt sˈiːm æt fˈɜːst tə hæv ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðɪs sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd wɛn kˈɔːnɪts ˈoʊpənd hɪz nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz wɪð fɹˈæns, hɪz fɹˈɛndʃɪp wʌz ɐtwˈʌns wˈɛlkʌmd, bˌʌt ɔnðə səpəzˈɪʃən ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd ˈæd ˈɔːstɹiə ænd sˈʌtʃ ˈælaɪz æz kʊd biː bɹˈɔːt wɪð hɜː, ɪn aɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, vˈiː ᵻlˈuːdɪŋ pɹˈʌʃə, tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐlˈaɪəns.