text_original: Thus too it was in close connection with England (and in fact at the suggestion of the English court) that an effort was made to secure the election of Maria Theresa's eldest son Joseph as King of the Romans, and it was the influence of France and Prussia combined which thwarted the effort.
text_transcription: THUS TOO IT WAS IN CLOSE CONNECTION WITH ENGLAND AND IN FACT AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE ENGLISH COURT THAT AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO SECURE THE ELECTION OF MARIA THERESA'S ELDEST SON JOSEPH AS KING OF THE ROMANS AND IT WAS THE INFLUENCE OF FRANCE AND PRUSSIA COMBINED WHICH THWARTED THE EFFORT
phonemes: ðˈʌs tˈuː ɪt wʌz ɪn klˈoʊs kənˈɛkʃən wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd (ænd ɪn fˈækt æt ðə sədʒˈɛstʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɔːɹt) ðæt ɐn ˈɛfɚt wʌz mˌeɪd tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzəz ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn dʒˈoʊsəf æz kˈɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmənz, ænd ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv fɹˈæns ænd pɹˈʌʃə kəmbˈaɪnd wˌɪtʃ θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɛfɚt.