text_original: Later it added to its judicial functions and interfered in most affairs of State. Although the constitution of Venice was thus very oligarchical and aristocratic, in the hands, that is, of a small number of the upper classes, it was not in any sense feudal.
text_transcription: LATER IT ADDED TO ITS JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS AND INTERFERED IN MOST AFFAIRS OF STATE ALTHOUGH THE CONSTITUTION OF VENICE WAS THUS VERY OLIGARCHICAL AND ARISTOCRATIC IN THE HANDS THAT IS OF A SMALL NUMBER OF THE UPPER CLASSES IT WAS NOT IN ANY SENSE FEUDAL
phonemes: lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪɾ ˈædᵻd tʊ ɪts dʒuːdˈɪʃəl fˈʌŋkʃənz ænd ˌɪntəfˈɪɹd ɪn mˈoʊst ɐfˈɛɹz ʌv stˈeɪt. ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv vˈɛnɪs wʌz ðˈʌs vˈɛɹi ˌɑːlɪɡˈɑːɹkɪkəl ænd ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk, ɪnðə hˈændz, ðæt ˈɪz, əvə smˈɔːl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌʌpɚ klˈæsᵻz, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɪn ˌɛni sˈɛns fjˈuːdəl.