text_original: Exhausting taxation pressed heavily upon the industry of the country. Both Hungary and the hereditary dominions had been so stripped that it seemed impossible to wring more from them. The army was in no better plight than the finances.
text_transcription: EXHAUSTING TAXATION PRESSED HEAVILY UPON THE INDUSTRY OF THE COUNTRY BOTH HUNGARY AND THE HEREDITARY DOMINIONS HAD BEEN SO STRIPPED THAT IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO WRING MORE FROM THEM THE ARMY WAS IN NO BETTER PLIGHT THAN THE FINANCES
phonemes: ɛɡzˈɔːstɪŋ tæksˈeɪʃən pɹˈɛst hˈɛvili əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɪndʌstɹi ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi. bˈoʊθ hˈʌŋɡɚɹi ænd ðə hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi dəmˈɪniənz hɐdbɪn sˌoʊ stɹˈɪpt ðˌɐɾɪt sˈiːmd ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə ɹˈɪŋ mˈɔːɹ fɹʌm ðˌɛm. ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi wʌz ɪn nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ plˈaɪt ðɐn ðə faɪnˈænsᵻz.