text_original: The siege of Mardyke was only an operation pre  liminary to the more important siege of Dunkirk. Mazarin's heart was set on its capture, which he hoped would prove to be the first step towards the conquest of the Spanish Netherlands.
text_transcription: THE SIEGE OF MARDYKE WAS ONLY AN OPERATION PRELIMINARY TO THE MORE IMPORTANT SIEGE OF DUNKIRK MAZARIN'S HEART WAS SET ON ITS CAPTURE WHICH HE HOPED WOULD PROVE TO BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD THE CONQUEST OF THE SPANISH NETHERLANDS
phonemes: ðə sˈiːdʒ ʌv mˈɑːɹdaɪk wʌz ˈoʊnli ɐn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən pɹˈiː lˈɪmɪnˌɛɹi tə ðə mˈɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt sˈiːdʒ ʌv dˈʌŋkɜːk. mˈæzɚɹˌɪnz hˈɑːɹt wʌz sˈɛt ˌɔn ɪts kˈæptʃɚ, wˌɪtʃ hiː hˈoʊpt wʊd pɹˈuːv təbi ðə fˈɜːst stˈɛp təwˈɔːɹdz ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌvðə spˈænɪʃ nˈɛðɜːləndz.