text_original: Meanwhile the King of Navarre, too weak to openly oppose the plan, impotently tried to shuffle out of it. His nephew sent for him to Paris, but first he was detained at Pau by the affairs of Madame de Laval. Then he was ill, with a long intermittent illness which forced him to stay at home.
text_transcription: MEANWHILE THE KING OF NAVARRE TOO WEAK TO OPENLY OPPOSE THE PLAN IMPOTENTLY TRIED TO SHUFFLE OUT OF IT HIS NEPHEW SENT FOR HIM TO PARIS BUT FIRST HE WAS DETAINED AT PAUX BY THE AFFAIRS OF MADAME DE LA VALLE THEN HE WAS ILL WITH A LONG INTERMITTENT ILLNESS WHICH FORCED HIM TO STAY AT HOME
phonemes: mˈiːnwaɪl ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv nˈævɑːɹ, tˈuː wˈiːk tʊ ˈoʊpənli əpˈoʊz ðə plˈæn, ˈɪmpətəntli tɹˈaɪd tə ʃˈʌfəl ˌaʊɾəv ɪt. hɪz nˈɛfjuː sˈɛnt fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə pˈæɹɪs, bˌʌt fˈɜːst hiː wʌz dɪtˈeɪnd æt pˈaʊ baɪ ðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz ʌv mˈædəm də lˈævəl. ðˈɛn hiː wʌz ˈɪl, wɪð ɐ lˈɔŋ ˌɪntɚmˈɪtənt ˈɪlnəs wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹst hˌɪm tə stˈeɪ æt hˈoʊm.