text_original: Unsatisfied with this reply, Frederick instructed his envoy to repeat the question. He ex  plained that he knew that an attack was to be made upon him in the following year, that an offensive treaty with Eussia had been concluded, that it was true the assault had been postponed because the troops were not ready, but postponed only, not given up. "I must know," he wrote, " whether we are at peace or at war. Of that the empress is arbiter.
text_transcription: UNSATISFIED WITH THIS REPLY FREDERICK INSTRUCTED HIS ENVOY TO REPEAT THE QUESTION HE EXPLAINED THAT HE KNEW THAT AN ATTACK WAS TO BE MADE UPON HIM IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THAT AN OFFENSIVE TREATY WITH RUSSIA HAD BEEN CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS TRUE THE ASSAULT HAD BEEN POSTPONED BECAUSE THE TROOPS WERE NOT READY BUT POSTPONED ONLY NOT GIVEN UP I MUST KNOW HE WROTE WHETHER WE ARE AT PEACE OR AT WAR OF THAT THE EMPRESS IS ARBITER
phonemes: ʌnsˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪð ðɪs ɹᵻplˈaɪ, fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk ɪnstɹˈʌktᵻd hɪz ˈɛnvɔɪ tə ɹᵻpˈiːt ðə kwˈɛstʃən. hiː ˈɛks plˈeɪnd ðæt hiː nˈuː ðæt ɐn ɐtˈæk wʌz təbi mˌeɪd əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ðæt ɐn əfˈɛnsɪv tɹˈiːɾi wɪð jˈuːʃə hɐdbɪn kəŋklˈuːdᵻd, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz tɹˈuː ðɪ ɐsˈɔlt hɐdbɪn poʊstpˈoʊnd bɪkˈʌz ðə tɹˈuːps wɜː nˌɑːt ɹˈɛdi, bˌʌt poʊstpˈoʊnd ˈoʊnli, nˌɑːt ɡˈɪvən ˈʌp. "aɪ mˈʌst nˈoʊ," hiː ɹˈoʊt, " wˈɛðɚ wiː ɑːɹ æt pˈiːs ɔːɹ æt wˈɔːɹ. ʌv ðætðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs ɪz ˈɑːɹbɪɾɚ.