text_original: It is at first difficult to understand the tenacity with which she clung to her minister and to 1760 63 THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR 185 his plans. She could not have failed to see that the / course on which she had embarked at his instigation had led to misfortune. The political influence of Austria had been seriously compromised.
text_transcription: IT IS AT FIRST DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE TENACITY WITH WHICH SHE CLUNG TO HER MINISTER AND TO HIS PLANS SHE COULD NOT HAVE FAILED TO SEE THAT THE COURSE ON WHICH SHE HAD EMBARKED AT HIS INSTIGATION HAD LED TO MISFORTUNE THE POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF AUSTRIA HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz æt fˈɜːst dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə tɛnˈæsᵻɾi wɪð wˌɪtʃ ʃiː klˈʌŋ tə hɜː mˈɪnɪstɚ ænd tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ðə sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv hɪz plˈænz. ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv fˈeɪld tə sˈiː ðætðə slˈæʃ kˈɔːɹs ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ʃiː hæd ɛmbˈɑːɹkt æt hɪz ˌɪnstɪɡˈeɪʃən hæd lˈɛd tə mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn. ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə hɐdbɪn sˈɪɹiəsli kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzd.