text_original: In 1648, when his position had become one of extreme peril both to himself and his supporters, Mazarin was unable even to consider the possibility of weakening the power of the Independent army by sending quite a small reinforcement to the aid of the Scots, who had entered upon the Second Civil War.
text_transcription: IN SIXTEEN FORTY EIGHT WHEN HIS POSITION HAD BECOME ONE OF EXTREME PERIL BOTH TO HIMSELF AND HIS SUPPORTERS MAZARIN WAS UNABLE EVEN TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAKENING THE POWER OF THE INDEPENDENT ARMY BY SENDING QUITE A SMALL REINFORCEMENT TO THE AID OF THE SCOTS WHO HAD ENTERED UPON THIS SECOND CIVIL WAR
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt, wˌɛn hɪz pəzˈɪʃən hæd bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌv ɛkstɹˈiːm pˈɛɹəl bˈoʊθ tə hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz səpˈɔːɹɾɚz, mˈæzɚɹˌɪn wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl ˈiːvən tə kənsˈɪdɚ ðə pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv wˈiːkənɪŋ ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ˈɑːɹmi baɪ sˈɛndɪŋ kwˈaɪt ɐ smˈɔːl ɹˌiːɪnfˈɔːɹsmənt tə ðɪ ˈeɪd ʌvðə skˈɑːts, hˌuː hæd ˈɛntɚd əpˌɑːn ðə sˈɛkənd sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ.