text_original: Looking upon themselves as being unquestionably the chiefs of the alliance, they both adopted a tone of superiority, which, as it proved, was exceedingly unwisa The King of Prussia was not inclined to be treated, as he himself says, as "a subordinate prince, who must fight whenever he received orders."
text_transcription: LOOKING UPON THEMSELVES AS BEING UNQUESTIONABLY THE CHIEFS OF THE ALLIANCE THEY BOTH ADOPTED A TONE OF SUPERIORITY WHICH AS IT PROVED WAS EXCEEDINGLY UNWISE THE KING OF PRUSSIA WAS NOT INCLINED TO BE TREATED AS HE HIMSELF SAYS A SUBORDINATE PRINCE WHO MUST FIGHT WHENEVER HE RECEIVED ORDERS
phonemes: lˈʊkɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðɛmsˈɛlvz æz bˌiːɪŋ ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli ðə tʃˈiːfs ʌvðɪ ɐlˈaɪəns, ðeɪ bˈoʊθ ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɐ tˈoʊn ʌv suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi, wˈɪtʃ, æz ɪt pɹˈuːvd, wʌz ɛksˈiːdɪŋli ʌnwˈiːsə ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə wʌz nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈaɪnd təbi tɹˈiːɾᵻd, æz hiː hɪmsˈɛlf sˈɛz, æz "ɐ sʌbˈɔːɹdᵻnət pɹˈɪns, hˌuː mˈʌst fˈaɪt wɛnˌɛvɚ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ˈɔːɹdɚz."