text_original: There was so much of inter  marrying among members of the continental houses that it was hardly possible for any sovereign to die childless without leaving his kingdom open to the competing claims of various aspirants, each of whom contended, with some plausible array of argument, that his birth brought him nearest in the order of divine right.
text_transcription: THERE WAS SO MUCH OF INTERMARRYING AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CONTINENTAL HOUSES THAT IT WAS HARDLY POSSIBLE FOR ANY SOVEREIGN TO DIE CHILDLESS WITHOUT LEAVING HIS KINGDOM OPEN TO THE COMPETING CLAIMS OF VARIOUS ASPIRANTS EACH OF WHOM CONTENDED WITH SOME PLAUSIBLE ARRAY OF ARGUMENT THAT HIS BIRTH BROUGHT HIM NEAREST TO THE ORDER OF DIVINE RIGHT
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ʌv ɪntˈɜː mˈæɹiɪŋ ɐmˌʌŋ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl hˈaʊzᵻz ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz hˈɑːɹdli pˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˌɛni sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn tə dˈaɪ tʃˈaɪldləs wɪðˌaʊt lˈiːvɪŋ hɪz kˈɪŋdəm ˈoʊpən tə ðə kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ klˈeɪmz ʌv vˈɛɹiəs ˈæspɚɹənts, ˈiːtʃ əv hˈuːm kəntˈɛndᵻd, wɪð sˌʌm plˈɔːzᵻbəl ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt, ðæt hɪz bˈɜːθ bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm nˌɪɹɪst ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv dᵻvˈaɪn ɹˈaɪt.