text_original: The parliament could do nothing to prevent the French capture of Dunkirk, while Charles in May placed himself in the hands of the Scots, Till January 1647, when he was handed over II THE REBELLION IN ENGLAND 36 by them to the English Commissioners, a prolongation of the Civil War, and a consequent weakening of England^s position with reference to continental poli  tics, was regarded as almost certain.
text_transcription: THE PARLIAMENT COULD DO NOTHING TO PREVENT THE FRENCH CAPTURE OF DUNKIRK WHILE CHARLES IN MAY PLACED HIMSELF IN THE HANDS OF THE SCOTS TILL JANUARY SIXTEEN FORTY SEVEN WHEN HE WAS HANDED OVER BY THEM TO THE ENGLISH COMMISSIONERS A PROLONGATION OF THE CIVIL WAR AND A CONSEQUENT WEAKENING OF ENGLAND'S POSITION WITH REFERENCE TO CONTINENTAL POLITICS WAS REGARDED AS ALMOST CERTAIN
phonemes: ðə pˈɑːɹləmənt kʊd dˈuː nˈʌθɪŋ tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv dˈʌŋkɜːk, wˌaɪl tʃˈɑːɹlz ɪn mˈeɪ plˈeɪst hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə hˈændz ʌvðə skˈɑːts, tˈɪl dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən, wˌɛn hiː wʌz hˈændᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ðə ɹᵻbˈɛliən ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks baɪ ðˌɛm tə ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kəmˈɪʃənɚz, ɐ pɹəlɔŋɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ænd ɐ kˈɑːnsɪkwənt wˈiːkənɪŋ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈɛs pəzˈɪʃən wɪð ɹˈɛfɹəns tə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl pˈoʊli tˈɪks, wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːʔn̩.