text_original: Al  ready the German empire, in its historic sense, was growing to be but the shadow of the Holy Roman Em  pire, and it could not have needed much foresight to discern that the electors of Brandenburg as kings of Prussia would come before long to contend for the leadership of the Germanic peoples. The Emperor of (Jermany was still, however, a sovereign whose power on the European continent might compete with that of France.
text_transcription: ALREADY THE GERMAN EMPIRE IN ITS HISTORIC SENSE WAS GROWING TO BE BUT THE SHADOW OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND IT COULD NOT HAVE NEEDED MUCH FORESIGHT TO DISCERN THAT THE ELECTORS OF BRANDENBOURG AS KINGS OF PRUSSIA WOULD COME BEFORE LONG TO CONTEND FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY WAS STILL HOWEVER A SOVEREIGN WHOSE POWER ON THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT MIGHT COMPETE WITH THAT OF FRANCE
phonemes: ˈæl ɹˈɛdi ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ɪn ɪts hɪstˈɔːɹɪk sˈɛns, wʌz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ təbi bˌʌt ðə ʃˈædoʊ ʌvðə hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛm pˈaɪɚ, ænd ɪt kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv nˈiːdᵻd mˈʌtʃ fˈɔːɹsaɪt tə dɪsˈɜːn ðætðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚz ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ æz kˈɪŋz ʌv pɹˈʌʃə wʊd kˈʌm bᵻfˌɔːɹ lˈɔŋ tə kəntˈɛnd fɚðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə dʒɜːmˈænɪk pˈiːpəlz. ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌv (dʒˈɜːməni wʌz stˈɪl, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn hˌuːz pˈaʊɚɹ ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈɑːntɪnənt mˌaɪt kəmpˈiːt wɪð ðæt ʌv fɹˈæns.