text_original: The position of emperor was still, indeed, treated as elective, and whenever a vacancy took place, the electors assembled in due form in the historic chamber at Frankfort on the Main and solemnly went through the ceremony of choosing the supreme repre  sentative of the German states.
text_transcription: THE POSITION OF EMPEROR WAS STILL INDEED TREATED AS ELECTIVE AND WHENEVER A VACANCY TOOK PLACE THE ELECTORS ASSEMBLED IN DUE FORM IN THE HISTORIC CHAMBER AT FRANKFORT ON THE MINE AND SOLEMNLY WENT THROUGH THE CEREMONY OF CHOOSING THE SUPREME REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GERMAN STATES
phonemes: ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wʌz stˈɪl, ˌɪndˈiːd, tɹˈiːɾᵻd æz ᵻlˈɛktɪv, ænd wənˌɛvɚɹ ɐ vˈeɪkənsi tˈʊk plˈeɪs, ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɚz ɐsˈɛmbəld ɪn dˈuː fˈɔːɹm ɪnðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ æt fɹˈæŋkfɔːɹt ɔnðə mˈeɪn ænd sˈɑːləmli wɛnt θɹuː ðə sˈɛɹᵻməni ʌv tʃˈuːzɪŋ ðə suːpɹˈiːm ɹᵻpɹˈɛ sˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən stˈeɪts.