text_original: The towns were the Paris and first to begin the struggle against privilege and oppres  Marcef sion. It was a time when trade was beginning to be more considered, when Guild Associations were formed to carry it on, and the example of the Flemings and Van Artevelde may also have had some influence on the burgesses of France.
text_transcription: THE TOWNS WERE THE FIRST TO BEGIN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST PRIVILEGE AND OPPRESSION IT WAS A TIME WHEN TRADE WAS BEGINNING TO BE MORE CONSIDERED WHEN GUILT ASSOCIATIONS WERE FORMED TO CARRY IT ON AND THE EXAMPLE OF THE FLEMINGS AND VAN OTTAVELDE MAY ALSO HAVE HAD SOME INFLUENCE ON THE BURGESSES OF FRANCE
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊnz wɜː ðə pˈæɹɪs ænd fˈɜːst tə bɪɡˈɪn ðə stɹˈʌɡəl ɐɡˈɛnst pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒ ænd ˈɑːpɚz mˈɑːɹsɛf sɪˈɑːn. ɪt wʌzɐ tˈaɪm wɛn tɹˈeɪd wʌz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ təbi mˈɔːɹ kənsˈɪdɚd, wˌɛn ɡˈɪld ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz wɜː fˈɔːɹmd tə kˈæɹi ɪɾ ˈɔn, ænd ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌvðə flˈɛmɪŋz ænd vˈæn ˈɑːɹɾɪvˌɛldə mˈeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ hæv hˌæd sʌm ˈɪnfluːəns ɔnðə bˈɜːdʒɛsᵻz ʌv fɹˈæns.