text_original: The situation at the beginning of 1648 was thus far from being encouraging. Mazarin, however, never lost hope or relaxed his efforts.
text_transcription: THE SITUATION AT THE BEGINNING OF SIXTEEN FORTY EIGHT WAS THUS FAR FROM BEING ENCOURAGING MAZARIN HOWEVER NEVER LOST HOPE OR RELAXED HIS EFFORTS
phonemes: ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt wʌz ðˈʌs fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ. mˈæzɚɹˌɪn, haʊˈɛvɚ, nˈɛvɚ lˈɔst hˈoʊp ɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈækst hɪz ˈɛfɚts.