text_original: A close connection was always kept up between these THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC 233 foreign settlements and the home towns, for merchants did not stay permanently abroad, but were constantly going and coming : and eventually the Kansas in foreign lands, and the large towns with their guilds or liansas at home formed themselves into a league for trading purposes which has become famous in history as the Hanseatic League, and which developed into a great political as well as a trading power.
text_transcription: A CLOSE CONNECTION WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED BETWEEN THESE FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS AND THE HOME TOWNS FOR MERCHANTS DID NOT STAY PERMANENTLY ABROAD BUT WERE CONSTANTLY GOING AND COMING AND EVENTUALLY THE HANSAS IN FOREIGN LANDS AND THE LARGE TOWNS WITH THEIR GUILDS OR HANSES AT HOME FORMED THEMSELVES INTO A LEAGUE FOR TRADING PURPOSES WHICH HAS BECOME FAMOUS IN HISTORY AS THE HANSIOTIC LEAGUE AND WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A GREAT POLITICAL AS WELL AS TRADING POWER
phonemes: ɐ klˈoʊs kənˈɛkʃən wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz kˈɛpt ˌʌp bᵻtwˌiːn ðiːz ðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌvðə bˈɔltɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː fˈɔːɹən sˈɛɾəlmənts ænd ðə hˈoʊm tˈaʊnz, fɔːɹ mˈɜːtʃənts dɪdnˌɑːt stˈeɪ pˈɜːmənəntli ɐbɹˈɔːd, bˌʌt wɜː kˈɑːnstəntli ɡˌoʊɪŋ ænd kˈʌmɪŋ : ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ðə kˈænzəs ɪn fˈɔːɹən lˈændz, ænd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈaʊnz wɪð ðɛɹ ɡˈɪldz ɔːɹ lˈaɪənsəz æt hˈoʊm fˈɔːɹmd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌɪntʊ ɐ lˈiːɡ fɔːɹ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈɜːpəsᵻz wˌɪtʃ hɐz bɪkˌʌm fˈeɪməs ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi æz ðə hænsˈiːɾɪk lˈiːɡ, ænd wˌɪtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl æz wˈɛl æz ɐ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈaʊɚ.