text_original: For some time towns and townsmen had been growing in importance. They had acquired privileges and trading rights which had increased their wealth and independence, whilst the burghers were individually free and collectively strong through their guilds.
text_transcription: FOR SOME TIME TOWNS AND TOWNSMEN HAD BEEN GROWING IN IMPORTANCE THEY HAD ACQUIRED PRIVILEGES AND TRADING RIGHTS WHICH HAD INCREASED THEIR WEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE WHILST THE BURGHERS WERE INDIVIDUALLY FREE AND COLLECTIVELY STRONG THROUGH THEIR GUILDS
phonemes: fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm tˈaʊnz ænd tˈaʊnzmɛn hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ɪn ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns. ðeɪ hæd ɐkwˈaɪɚd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz ænd tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɹˈaɪts wˌɪtʃ hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst ðɛɹ wˈɛlθ ænd ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, wˌaɪlst ðə bˈɜːɡɚz wɜːɹ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəli fɹˈiː ænd kəlˈɛktɪvli stɹˈɔŋ θɹuː ðɛɹ ɡˈɪldz.