text_original: Laudon had at first to act alone, for no representa  tions could induce the Russians to trust the ally who seemed continually to use them as a cat's paw, or could remove their belief in the inefficiency of Austrian generalship.
text_transcription: LAUDONE HAD AT FIRST TO ACT ALONE FOR NO REPRESENTATIONS COULD INDUCE THE RUSSIANS TO TRUST THE ALLY WHO SEEMED CONTINUALLY TO USE THEM AS A CAT'S PAW OR COULD REMOVE THEIR BELIEF IN THE INEFFICIENCY OF AUSTRIAN GENERALSHIP
phonemes: lˈɔːdɑːn hæd æt fˈɜːst tʊ ˈækt ɐlˈoʊn, fɔːɹ nˈoʊ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntə tɪˈɑːnz kʊd ɪndˈuːs ðə ɹˈʌʃənz tə tɹˈʌst ðɪ ˈælaɪ hˌuː sˈiːmd kəntˈɪnjuːəli tə jˈuːz ðˌɛm æz ɐ kˈæts pˈɔː, ɔːɹ kʊd ɹᵻmˈuːv ðɛɹ bᵻlˈiːf ɪnðɪ ɪnɪfˈɪʃənsi ʌv ˈɔːstɹiən dʒˈɛnɚɹəlʃˌɪp.