text_original: It was to this that might be traced the paucity of troops in Silesia and Bohemia which had given Frederick his opportunity. To Maria Theresa, threatened, as she believed herself to be, on all sides, it seemed impossible that such an arrangement could afford proper protection to her dominions; while she could not but regard as some  what derogatory to her position the necessity of de  manding year by year from the Estates supplies so grudgingly granted.
text_transcription: IT WAS TO THIS THAT MIGHT BE TRACED THE PAUCITY OF TROOPS IN CELESIA AND BOHEMIA WHICH HAD GIVEN FREDERICK HIS OPPORTUNITY TO MARIA THERESA THREATENED AS SHE BELIEVED HERSELF TO BE ON ALL SIDES IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE THAT SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT COULD AFFORD PROPER PROTECTION TO HER DOMINIONS WHILE SHE COULD NOT BUT REGARD AS SOMEWHAT DEROGATORY TO HER POSITION THE NECESSITY OF DEMANDING YEAR BY YEAR FROM THE ESTATES SUPPLIES SO GRUDGINGLY GRANTED
phonemes: ɪt wʌz tə ðɪs ðæt mˌaɪt biː tɹˈeɪst ðə pˈɔːsᵻɾi ʌv tɹˈuːps ɪn saɪlˈiːʒə ænd boʊhˈiːmiə wˌɪtʃ hæd ɡˈɪvən fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk hɪz ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi. tə mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə, θɹˈɛʔn̩d, æz ʃiː bᵻlˈiːvd hɜːsˈɛlf tə bˈiː, ˌɔn ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz, ɪt sˈiːmd ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənt kʊd ɐfˈɔːɹd pɹˈɑːpɚ pɹətˈɛkʃən tə hɜː dəmˈɪniənz; wˌaɪl ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt bˌʌt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd æz sˌʌm wʌt dᵻɹˈɑːɡətˌɔːɹi tə hɜː pəzˈɪʃən ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ʌv də mˈændɪŋ jˈɪɹ baɪ jˈɪɹ fɹʌmðɪ ᵻstˈeɪts səplˈaɪz sˌoʊ ɡɹˈʌdʒɪŋli ɡɹˈæntᵻd.