text_original: To pave the way for a favourable reception of these demands, promises of improved communications for the furtherance of trade had been held out; the great nobles had been more than usually flattered; and the order of St. Stephen, the patron saint of Hungary, had been created and largely filled with Hungarians.
text_transcription: TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A FAVORABLE RECEPTION OF THESE DEMANDS PROMISES OF IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF TRADE HAD BEEN HELD OUT THE GREAT NOBLES HAD BEEN MORE THAN USUALLY FLATTERED AND THE ORDER OF SAINT STEPHEN THE PATRON SAINT OF HUNGARY HAD BEEN CREATED AND LARGELY FILLED WITH HUNGARIANS
phonemes: tə pˈeɪv ðə wˈeɪ fɚɹə fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən ʌv ðiːz dᵻmˈændz, pɹˈɑːmɪsᵻz ʌv ɪmpɹˈuːvd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz fɚðə fˈɜːθɜːɹəns ʌv tɹˈeɪd hɐdbɪn hˈɛld ˈaʊt; ðə ɡɹˈeɪt nˈoʊbəlz hɐdbɪn mˈɔːɹ ðɐn jˈuːʒuːəli flˈæɾɚd; ænd ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv sənt. stˈiːvən, ðə pˈeɪtɹən sˈeɪnt ʌv hˈʌŋɡɚɹi, hɐdbɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ænd lˈɑːɹdʒli fˈɪld wɪð hʌŋɡˈɛɹiənz.