text_original: The foremost of Eng  83 ON THE ROUGH EDGE OF BATTLE land's allies was the Emperor of Germany, and the empire of Germany had become, by this time, some  thing like the hereditary possession of the house of Hapsbnrg.
text_transcription: THE FOREMOST OF ENGLAND'S ALLIES WAS THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY AND THE EMPIRE OF GERMANY HAD BECOME BY THIS TIME SOMETHING LIKE THE HEREDITARY POSSESSION OF THE HOUSE OF HAPSBURG
phonemes: ðə fˈɔːɹmoʊst ʌv ˈɛŋ ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ɔnðə ɹˈʌf ˈɛdʒ ʌv bˈæɾəl lˈændz ˈælaɪz wʌzðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːməni, ænd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɜːməni hæd bɪkˈʌm, baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm, sˌʌm θˈɪŋ lˈaɪk ðə hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi pəzˈɛʃən ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv hˈæpsbnəɡ.