text_original: It was impossible to suppose that a little kingdom of some 5,000,000 inhabitants should thwart the projects of the three greatest Powers in Europe. The assailants, indeed, were not confined to these 134 MARIA THERESA chap, vi three great Powers. Chiefly to prevent the war from assuming a religious character, though she had herself used the religious argument to France, the empress thought it desirable to obtain the support of the German Empire.
text_transcription: IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPOSE THAT A LITTLE KINGDOM OF SOME FIVE MILLION INHABITANTS SHOULD THWART THE PROJECTS OF THE THREE GREATEST POWERS IN EUROPE THE ASSAILANTS INDEED WERE NOT CONFINED TO THESE THREE GREAT POWERS CHIEFLY TO PREVENT THE WAR FROM ASSUMING A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER THOUGH SHE HAD HERSELF USED THE RELIGIOUS ARGUMENT TO FRANCE THE EMPRESS THOUGHT IT DESIRABLE TO OBTAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə səpˈoʊz ðˌæɾə lˈɪɾəl kˈɪŋdəm ʌv sˌʌm fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʃˌʊd θwˈɔːɹt ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts ʌvðə θɹˈiː ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈaʊɚz ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp. ðɪ ɐsˈeɪlənts, ˌɪndˈiːd, wɜː nˌɑːt kənfˈaɪnd tə ðiːz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, ɹˌoʊmən sˈɪks θɹˈiː ɡɹˈeɪt pˈaʊɚz. tʃˈiːfli tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə wˈɔːɹ fɹʌm ɐsˈuːmɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈæɹɪktɚ, ðˌoʊ ʃiː hæd hɜːsˈɛlf jˈuːzd ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt tə fɹˈæns, ðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs θˈɔːt ɪt dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə səpˈɔːɹt ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ.