text_original: It was a strange, impoverished, beautiful king  dom to which Henry d'Albret took his bride in QUEEN OF NAVARRE. 121 the autumn of the year, when they were weary of the festivals of France, — a new and almost a foreign country.
text_transcription: IT WAS A STRANGE IMPOVERISHED BEAUTIFUL KINGDOM TO WHICH HENRY DEL BRAY TOOK HIS BRIDE IN THE AUTUMN OF THE YEAR WHEN THEY WERE WEARY OF THE FESTIVALS OF FRANCE A NEW AND ALMOST A FOREIGN COUNTRY
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ, ɪmpˈɑːvɚɹɪʃt, bjˈuːɾifəl kˈɪŋ dˈɑːm tʊ wˌɪtʃ hˈɛnɹi dˈælbɹɪt tˈʊk hɪz bɹˈaɪd ɪn kwˈiːn ʌv nˈævɑːɹ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ðɪ ˈɔːɾʌm ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, wˌɛn ðeɪ wɜː wˈɪɹi ʌvðə fˈɛstɪvəlz ʌv fɹˈæns, — ɐ nˈuː ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ fˈɔːɹən kˈʌntɹi.