text_original: The Elector of Brandenburg was now King of Prussia. The Germanic system may be described as made up of three estates — ^the electors, who chose the emperor ; the nobles and bishops and governors, who constituted in a certain sense a House of Peers; and then something like a popular organization supposed to represent the inter  ests and the feelings of the general community.
text_transcription: THE ELECTOR OF BRANDENBURG WAS NOW KING OF PRUSSIA THE GERMANIC SYSTEM MAY BE DESCRIBED AS MADE UP OF THREE ESTATES THE ELECTORS WHO CHOSE THE EMPEROR THE NOBLES AND BISHOPS AND GOVERNORS WHO CONSTITUTED IN A CERTAIN SENSE A HOUSE OF PEERS AND THEN SOMETHING LIKE A POPULAR ORGANIZATION SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS AND FEELINGS OF THE GENERAL COMMUNITY
phonemes: ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ wʌz nˈaʊ kˈɪŋ ʌv pɹˈʌʃə. ðə dʒɜːmˈænɪk sˈɪstəm mˈeɪ biː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz mˌeɪd ˌʌp ʌv θɹˈiː ᵻstˈeɪts — ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚz, hˌuː tʃˈoʊz ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ; ðə nˈoʊbəlz ænd bˈɪʃəps ænd ɡˈʌvɚnɚz, hˌuː kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ sˈɛns ɐ hˈaʊs ʌv pˈɪɹz; ænd ðˈɛn sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən səpˈoʊzd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðɪ ɪntˈɜːɹ ˈɛsts ænd ðə fˈiːlɪŋz ʌvðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.