text_original: This position had been won by an unpopular Italian cardinal, who, while conducting complicated negotiations, and superintending distant military opera  tions, was engaged at home in a continuous struggle with a violent and unpatriotic opposition, and with increasing financial difficulties.
text_transcription: THIS POSITION HAD BEEN WON BY AN UNPOPULAR ITALIAN CARDINAL WHO WHILE CONDUCTING COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS AND SUPERINTENDING DISTANT MILITARY OPERATIONS WAS ENGAGED AT HOME IN A CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE WITH A VIOLENT AND UNPATRIOTIC OPPOSITION AND WITH INCREASING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
phonemes: ðɪs pəzˈɪʃən hɐdbɪn wˈʌn baɪ ɐn ʌnpˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪtˈæliən kˈɑːɹdɪnəl, hˈuː, wˌaɪl kəndˈʌktɪŋ kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz, ænd sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛndɪŋ dˈɪstənt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˈɑːpɚɹə tɪˈɑːnz, wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd æt hˈoʊm ɪn ɐ kəntˈɪnjuːəs stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð ɐ vˈaɪələnt ænd ʌnpˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən, ænd wɪð ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ faɪnˈænʃəl dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz.