text_original: They openly demanded provincial governments, pensions, and gifts of money. Thus the principal cause of the failure of the Fronde movement was apparent from the first. The parlement had no constitutional basis ; its opposition to Mazarin, which was in many respects justified, was tainted by the egoism and selfishness of its members.
text_transcription: THEY OPENLY DEMANDED PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PENSIONS AND GIFTS OF MONEY THUS THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE FRONDE MOVEMENT WAS APPARENT FROM THE FIRST THE PARLIAMENT HAD NO CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS ITS OPPOSITION TO MAZARIN WHICH WAS IN MANY RESPECTS JUSTIFIED WAS TAINTED BY THE EGOISM AND SELFISHNESS OF ITS MEMBERS
phonemes: ðeɪ ˈoʊpənli dᵻmˈændᵻd pɹəvˈɪnʃəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənts, pˈɛnʃənz, ænd ɡˈɪfts ʌv mˈʌni. ðˈʌs ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kˈɔːz ʌvðə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌvðə fɹˈɑːnd mˈuːvmənt wʌz ɐpˈæɹənt fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst. ðə pˈɑːɹɹəlmənt hæd nˈoʊ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl bˈeɪsɪs ; ɪts ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə mˈæzɚɹˌɪn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪn mˈɛni ɹᵻspˈɛkts dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd, wʌz tˈeɪntᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈiːɡoʊˌɪzəm ænd sˈɛlfɪʃnəs ʌv ɪts mˈɛmbɚz.