text_original: The first step was the attack on Passau by the Bavarian Elector. While the 1740 43 WAR OF SUCCESSION 15 bulk of the Austrian army was necessarily employed in Silesia, no serious opposition could be made to the advance of the Gallo  Bavarian troops. The road to Vienna lay open before them.
text_transcription: THE FIRST STEP WAS THE ATTACK ON PASSO BY THE BAVARIAN ELECTOR WHILE THE BULK OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY WAS NECESSARILY EMPLOYED IN SOLISIA NO SERIOUS OPPOSITION COULD BE MADE TO THE ADVANCE OF THE GALO BAVARIAN TROOPS THE ROAD TO VIENNA LAY OPEN BEFORE THEM
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst stˈɛp wʌzðɪ ɐtˈæk ˌɔn pˈæsaʊ baɪ ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən ᵻlˈɛktɚ. wˌaɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ ʌv səksˈɛʃən fˈɪftiːn bˈʌlk ʌvðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˈɑːɹmi wʌz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn saɪlˈiːʒə, nˈoʊ sˈɪɹiəs ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən kʊd biː mˌeɪd tə ðɪ ɐdvˈæns ʌvðə ɡˈæloʊ bɐvˈɛɹiən tɹˈuːps. ðə ɹˈoʊd tə vɪˈɛnə lˈeɪ ˈoʊpən bᵻfˈɔːɹ ðˌɛm.