text_original: Not only was the army withdrawn from interference on the part of the Estates, but the most dearly cherished privileges of the nobles were directly assaulted. Their freedom from taxation, which proved elsewhere, and especially in France, the great stumbling block to improved ad  ministration, was to be taken from them.
text_transcription: NOT ONLY WAS THE ARMY WITHDRAWN FROM INTERFERENCE ON THE PART OF THE ESTATES BUT THE MOST DEARLY CHERISHED PRIVILEGES OF THE NOBLES WERE DIRECTLY ASSAULTED THEIR FREEDOM FROM TAXATION WHICH PROVED ELSEWHERE AND ESPECIALLY IN FRANCE THE GREAT STUMBLING BLOCK TO IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION WAS TO BE TAKEN FROM THEM
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli wʌzðɪ ˈɑːɹmi wɪθdɹˈɔːn fɹʌm ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts, bˌʌt ðə mˈoʊst dˈɪɹli tʃˈɛɹɪʃt pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə nˈoʊbəlz wɜː dᵻɹˈɛktli ɐsˈɔltᵻd. ðɛɹ fɹˈiːdəm fɹʌm tæksˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ pɹˈuːvd ˈɛlswɛɹ, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn fɹˈæns, ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈʌmblɪŋ blˈɑːk tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːvd ˈæd mˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, wʌz təbi tˈeɪkən fɹʌm ðˌɛm.