text_original: The Low Countries were the natural i. 1745 48 WAR OF SUCCESSION 0)5 battleground between France and England ; and though they were indeed an Austrian possession, their distance from the centre of the Empire preserved the German States from danger, while the struggle upon the sea N constantly ate into the resources of France.
text_transcription: THE LOW COUNTRIES WERE THE NATURAL BATTLE GROUND BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND AND THOUGH THEY WERE INDEED AN AUSTRIAN POSSESSION THEIR DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER OF THE EMPIRE PRESERVED THE GERMAN STATES FROM DANGER WHILE THE STRUGGLE UPON THE SEA CONSTANTLY ATE INTO THE RESOURCES OF FRANCE
phonemes: ðə lˈoʊ kˈʌntɹiz wɜː ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl ˈaɪ. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt wˈɔːɹ ʌv səksˈɛʃən zˈiəɹoʊ)fˈaɪv bˈæɾəlɡɹˌaʊnd bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈæns ænd ˈɪŋɡlənd ; ænd ðˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜːɹ ˌɪndˈiːd ɐn ˈɔːstɹiən pəzˈɛʃən, ðɛɹ dˈɪstəns fɹʌmðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ pɹɪzˈɜːvd ðə dʒˈɜːmən stˈeɪts fɹʌm dˈeɪndʒɚ, wˌaɪl ðə stɹˈʌɡəl əpˌɑːn ðə sˈiː ˈɛn kˈɑːnstəntli ˈeɪt ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌv fɹˈæns.