text_original: The shelter they Tay that he offered to the fugitive chiefs of Ger  many and the pretenders to the Eastern while the , 11 c Empire was thrones gave him ^.Iways an excuse for well go  diplomacy and intrigues, which distracted the forces that were dangerous.
text_transcription: THE SHELTER THAT HE OFFERED TO THE FUGITIVE CHIEFS OF GERMANY AND THE PRETENDERS TO THE EASTERN THRONES GAVE HIM ALWAYS AN EXCUSE FOR DIPLOMACY AND INTRIGUES WHICH DISTRACTED THE FORCES THAT WERE DANGEROUS
phonemes: ðə ʃˈɛltɚ ðeɪ tˈeɪ ðæt hiː ˈɔfɚd tə ðə fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪv tʃˈiːfs ʌv dʒˈɜː mˈɛni ænd ðə pɹɪtˈɛndɚz tə ðɪ ˈiːstɚn wˌaɪl ðə , ɪlˈɛvən sˈiː ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz θɹˈoʊnz ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm.ˈɪweɪz ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ wˈɛl ɡˌoʊ dɪplˈoʊməsi ænd ɪntɹˈiːɡz, wˌɪtʃ dɪstɹˈæktᵻd ðə fˈɔːɹsᵻz ðæt wɜː dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs.