text_original: When the war began Leopold the First was the Emperor. He was then an old man, having occupied the imperial throne for not much less than half a 85 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE century, and before the campaigns had come to their close he died.
text_transcription: WHEN THE WAR BEGAN LEOPOLD THE FIRST WAS THE EMPEROR HE WAS THEN AN OLD MAN HAVING OCCUPIED THE IMPERIAL THRONE FOR NOT MUCH LESS THAN HALF A CENTURY AND BEFORE THE CAMPAIGNS HAD COME TO THEIR CLOSE HE DIED
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə wˈɔːɹ bɪɡˈæn lˈiəpoʊld ðə fˈɜːst wʌzðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ. hiː wʌz ðˈɛn ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn, hˌævɪŋ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl θɹˈoʊn fɔːɹ nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs ðɐn hˈæf ɐ ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə kæmpˈeɪnz hæd kˈʌm tə ðɛɹ klˈoʊs hiː dˈaɪd.