text_original: She was only a glove to fling down in the face of the Emperor, merely a note of defiance to sound in his hearing. She was a pledge to the Nether  lands, and to the Lutherans who were favored and sheltered by the Duke of Cleves.
text_transcription: SHE WAS ONLY A GLOVE TO FLING DOWN IN THE FACE OF THE EMPEROR MERELY A NOTE OF DEFIANCE TO SOUND IN HIS HEARING SHE WAS A PLEDGE TO THE NETHERLANDS AND TO THE LUTHERANS WHO WERE FAVOURED AND SHELTERED BY THE DUKE OF CLVE
phonemes: ʃiː wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐ ɡlˈʌv tə flˈɪŋ dˌaʊn ɪnðə fˈeɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, mˈɪɹli ɐ nˈoʊt ʌv dᵻfˈaɪəns tə sˈaʊnd ɪn hɪz hˈɪɹɪŋ. ʃiː wʌzɐ plˈɛdʒ tə ðə nˈɛðɚ lˈændz, ænd tə ðə lˈuːθɜːɹənz hˌuː wɜː fˈeɪvɚd ænd ʃˈɛltɚd baɪ ðə dˈuːk ʌv klˈiːvz.