text_original: The power of Venice had gradually increased, by the spread of commercial settlements and the subjection of surrounding lands, until the name came to include much more than the islands on the Rialto which form the city itself.
text_transcription: THE POWER OF VENICE HAD GRADUALLY INCREASED BY THE SPREAD OF COMMERCIAL SETTLEMENTS AND THE SUBJECTION OF SURROUNDING LANDS UNTIL THE NAME CAME TO INCLUDE MUCH MORE THAN THE ISLANDS ON THE RIALTO WHICH FORMED THE CITY ITSELF
phonemes: ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv vˈɛnɪs hæd ɡɹˈædʒuːəli ɪŋkɹˈiːst, baɪ ðə spɹˈɛd ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl sˈɛɾəlmənts ænd ðə sʌbdʒˈɛkʃən ʌv sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ lˈændz, ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈeɪm kˈeɪm tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðɪ ˈaɪləndz ɔnðə ɹˈaɪəltˌoʊ wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹm ðə sˈɪɾi ɪtsˈɛlf.