text_original: He instructed Klinggraf, his minister at Vienna, to ask for a direct answer to the question whether war was intended. But it was not to be supposed that Maria 1756 7 CHANGE OF ALLIANCES 119 Theresa or Kaunitz would give a direct answer to such a question.
text_transcription: HE INSTRUCTED CLINGRAVE HIS MINISTER AT VIENNA TO ASK FOR A DIRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WHETHER WAR WAS INTENDED BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE SUPPOSED THAT MARIA THERESA OR COUNTS WOULD GIVE A DIRECT ANSWER TO SUCH A QUESTION
phonemes: hiː ɪnstɹˈʌktᵻd klˈɪŋɡɹæf, hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚɹ æt vɪˈɛnə, tʊ ˈæsk fɚɹə dᵻɹˈɛkt ˈænsɚ tə ðə kwˈɛstʃən wˈɛðɚ wˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt təbi səpˈoʊzd ðæt mɚɹˈiːə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks sˈɛvən tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɐlˈaɪənsᵻz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn tɚɹˈiːzə ɔːɹ kˈɔːnɪts wʊd ɡˈɪv ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt ˈænsɚ tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ kwˈɛstʃən.