text_original: Perhaps, too, it was Walloon quickness and readiness of wit that had made them, so soon as they became affiliated, so prominent in all the councils of the good free city, and so noted for excellence in art and learning.
text_transcription: PERHAPS TOO IT WAS BALLOON QUICKNESS AND READINESS OF WIT THAT HAD MADE THEM SO SOON AS THEY BECAME AFFILIATED SO PROMINENT IN ALL THE COUNSELS OF THE GOOD FREE CITY AND SO NOTED FOR EXCELLENCE IN ART AND LEARNING
phonemes: pɚhˈæps, tˈuː, ɪt wʌz wɔlˈuːn kwˈɪknəs ænd ɹˈɛdinəs ʌv wˈɪt ðæt hæd mˈeɪd ðˌɛm, sˌoʊ sˈuːn æz ðeɪ bɪkˌeɪm ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd, sˌoʊ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɪn ˈɔːl ðə kˈaʊnsəlz ʌvðə ɡˈʊd fɹˈiː sˈɪɾi, ænd sˌoʊ nˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ ˈɛksələns ɪn ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɜːnɪŋ.