text_original: The field marshal was of the same opinion. " If these preliminaries come to nothing," he 182 MARIA THERESA chap, viii writes, " I do not see how your Majesty is to carry on the war, or how the army can hold its positions in the winter"; and then follows a disheartening description of sick and wearied troops and of thoroughly depressed officers.
text_transcription: THE FIELD MARSHAL WAS OF THE SAME OPINION IF THESE PRELIMINARIES COME TO NOTHING HE WRITES I DO NOT SEE HOW YOUR MAJESTY IS TO CARRY ON THE WAR OR HOW THE ARMY CAN HOLD ITS POSITIONS IN THE WINTER AND THEN FOLLOWS A DISHEARTENING DESCRIPTION OF SICK AND WEARIED TROOPS AND OF THOROUGHLY DEPRESSED OFFICERS
phonemes: ðə fˈiːld mˈɑːɹʃəl wʌz ʌvðə sˈeɪm əpˈɪniən. " ɪf ðiːz pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz kˈʌm tə nˈʌθɪŋ," hiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː mɚɹˈiːə tɚɹˈiːzə tʃˈæp, ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt ɹˈaɪts, " aɪ duːnˌɑːt sˈiː hˌaʊ jʊɹ mˈædʒᵻsti ɪz tə kˈæɹi ɔnðə wˈɔːɹ, ɔːɹ hˌaʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi kæn hˈoʊld ɪts pəzˈɪʃənz ɪnðə wˈɪntɚ"; ænd ðˈɛn fˈɑːloʊz ɐ dɪshˈɑːɹʔn̩ɪŋ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌv sˈɪk ænd wˈɪɹid tɹˈuːps ænd ʌv θˈʌɹoʊli dᵻpɹˈɛst ˈɑːfɪsɚz.