text_original: It was one of the peculiarities of the city that no distinction existed between merchants and nobles ; all the chief patricians were great traders and guildsmen, not military and territorial lords.
text_transcription: IT WAS ONE OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THIS CITY THAT NO DISTINCTION EXISTED BETWEEN MERCHANTS AND NOBLES ALL THE CHIEF PATRICIANS WERE GREAT TRAITORS AND GUILDSMEN NOT MILITARY AND TERRITORIAL LORDS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾiz ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ðæt nˈoʊ dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɜːtʃənts ænd nˈoʊbəlz ; ˈɔːl ðə tʃˈiːf pætɹˈɪʃənz wɜː ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈeɪdɚz ænd ɡˈɪldzmɛn, nˌɑːt mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl lˈɔːɹdz.