text_original: But their advancements were great in themselves, and their bold assertion of the power of merchants marks a great change from the military and feudal INTRODUCTION ix ideals of the Middle Ages.
text_transcription: BUT THEIR ADVANCEMENTS WERE GREAT IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR BOLD ASSERTION OF THE POWER OF MERCHANTS MARKS A GREAT CHANGE FROM THE MILITARY AND FEUDAL IDEALS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɛɹ ɐdvˈænsmənts wɜː ɡɹˈeɪt ɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ænd ðɛɹ bˈoʊld ɐsˈɜːʃən ʌvðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv mˈɜːtʃənts mˈɑːɹks ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt tʃˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd fjˈuːdəl ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn aɪdˈiəlz ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz.