text_original: The forces of the United Provinces represented a state which was beset by the dread that the frontiers of their country might at any moment be left undefended, and, therefore, at the mercy of the French.
text_transcription: THE FORCES OF THE UNITED PROVINCES REPRESENTED A STATE WHICH WAS BESET BY THE DREAD THAT THE FRONTIERS OF THEIR COUNTRY MIGHT AT ANY MOMENT BE LEFT UNDEFENDED AND THEREFORE AT THE MERCY OF THE FRENCH
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɐ stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ wʌz bᵻsˈɛt baɪ ðə dɹˈɛd ðætðə fɹʌntˈɪɹz ʌv ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi mˌaɪt æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt biː lˈɛft ˌʌndᵻfˈɛndᵻd, ænd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, æt ðə mˈɜːsi ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ.