text_original: England was the only state which was really organised in the early part of the period : and even England passed in the fifteenth century through a prolonged civil war — the Wars of the lioses — which for a time rNTRODUCTION vii seemed almost fatal to national unity.
text_transcription: ENGLAND WAS THE ONLY STATE WHICH WAS REALLY ORGANIZED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE PERIOD AND EVEN ENGLAND PASSED IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY THROUGH A PROLONGED CIVIL WAR THE WARS OF THE ROSES WHICH FOR A TIME SEEMED ALMOST FATAL TO NATIONAL UNITY
phonemes: ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli stˈeɪt wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹˈiəli ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə pˈiəɹɪəd : ænd ˈiːvən ˈɪŋɡlənd pˈæst ɪnðə fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi θɹuː ɐ pɹəlˈɔŋd sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ — ðə wˈɔːɹz ʌvðə lɪˈoʊsᵻz — wˌɪtʃ fɚɹə tˈaɪm ˈɑːɹ ˈɛntɹədˈʌkʃən ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən sˈiːmd ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈeɪɾəl tə nˈæʃənəl jˈuːnɪɾi.