text_original: In Italy there was nothing that could be called a government. Every Uttle district was ruled by whatever noble could build in it the strongest castle. Then, too, there were invasions by the Saracens, the Greeks, and the Hungarians; and both Sicily and southern Italy fell into the hands of Norman marauders.
text_transcription: IN ITALY THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE CALLED A GOVERNMENT EVERY LITTLE DISTRICT WAS RULED BY WHATEVER NOBLE COULD BUILD IN IT THE STRONGEST CASTLE THEN TOO THERE WERE INVASIONS BY THE SARACENS THE GREEKS AND THE HUNGARIANS AND BOTH SICILY AND SOUTHERN ITALY FELL INTO THE HANDS OF NORMAN MARAUDERS
phonemes: ɪn ˈɪɾəli ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ ðæt kʊd biː kˈɔːld ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt. ˈɛvɹi ˈʌɾəl dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz ɹˈuːld baɪ wʌtˈɛvɚ nˈoʊbəl kʊd bˈɪld ɪn ɪt ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst kˈæsəl. ðˈɛn, tˈuː, ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ɪnvˈeɪʒənz baɪ ðə sˈæɹəsənz, ðə ɡɹˈiːks, ænd ðə hʌŋɡˈɛɹiənz; ænd bˈoʊθ sˈɪsᵻli ænd sˈʌðɚn ˈɪɾəli fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌv nˈɔːɹmən mɚɹˈɔːdɚz.