text_original: The first was important as a commercial centre, and was to become involved in trade disputes with other towns, especially Pisa and Venice ; but other  wise she was fairly isolated from the history of the Penin  sula, occupied with her own concerns and with quarrels between her own rival families.
text_transcription: THE FIRST WAS IMPORTANT AS A COMMERCIAL CENTRE AND WAS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN TRADE DISPUTES WITH OTHER TOWNS ESPECIALLY PISA AND VENICE BUT OTHERWISE SHE WAS FAIRLY ISOLATED FROM THE HISTORY OF THE PENINSULA OCCUPIED WITH HER OWN CONCERNS AND WITH QUARRELS BETWEEN HER OWN RIVAL FAMILIES
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst wʌz ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt æz ɐ kəmˈɜːʃəl sˈɛntɚ, ænd wʌz tə bɪkˌʌm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn tɹˈeɪd dɪspjˈuːts wɪð ˈʌðɚ tˈaʊnz, ɪspˈɛʃəli pˈiːsə ænd vˈɛnɪs ; bˌʌt ˈʌðɚ wˈaɪz ʃiː wʌz fˈɛɹli ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə pˈɛnɪn sˈuːlə, ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd wɪð hɜːɹ ˈoʊn kənsˈɜːnz ænd wɪð kwˈɔːɹəlz bᵻtwˌiːn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪvəl fˈæmɪliz.