text_original: It was a Con  federation of twenty one States situated north of the Main, grouped around a Federal Government.
text_transcription: IT WAS A CONFEDERATION OF TWENTY ONE STATES SITUATED NORTH OF THE MINE GROUPED AROUND A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ kˈɑːn fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv twˈɛnti wˈʌn stˈeɪts sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd nˈɔːɹθ ʌvðə mˈeɪn, ɡɹˈuːpt ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐ fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.