text_original: He found it necessary to withdraw into Silesia ; but even in retreat he asserted his superiority by inflicting upon the Austrians, as they ventured to pursue him, a heavy defeat upon the river Sohr (September 20, 1745). Meanwhile the business of the election had been completed at Frankfort. There was no longer any doubt as to how the question would be settled.
text_transcription: HE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO WITHDRAW INTO CELLESIA BUT EVEN IN RETREAT HE ASSERTED HIS SUPERIORITY BY INFLICTING UPON THE AUSTRIANS AS THEY VENTURED TO PURSUE HIM A HEAVY DEFEAT UPON THE RIVER ZORE SEPTEMBER TWENTIETH SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE MEANWHILE THE BUSINESS OF THE ELECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED AT FRANKFORT THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY DOUBT AS TO HOW THE QUESTION WOULD BE SETTLED
phonemes: hiː fˈaʊnd ɪt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə wɪθdɹˈɔː ˌɪntʊ saɪlˈiːʒə ; bˌʌt ˈiːvən ɪn ɹᵻtɹˈiːt hiː ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd hɪz suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi baɪ ɪnflˈɪktɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiənz, æz ðeɪ vˈɛntʃɚd tə pɚsˈuː hˌɪm, ɐ hˈɛvi dᵻfˈiːt əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˈɪvɚ sˈoʊɚ (sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv). mˈiːnwaɪl ðə bˈɪznəs ʌvðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən hɐdbɪn kəmplˈiːɾᵻd æt fɹˈæŋkfɔːɹt. ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ˌɛni dˈaʊt æz tə hˌaʊ ðə kwˈɛstʃən wʊd biː sˈɛɾəld.