text_original: The fifteenth century is pre eminently the period which is known as the Renaissance, or the new birth. One side of this intellectual activity is the revival of the study of ancient learning — the hunt for manuscripts, the study of the classical languages, the exposition of the great writers of antiquity and the copying of their style.
text_transcription: THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY IS PRE EMINENTLY THE PERIOD WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE RENAISSANCE OR THE NEW BIRTH ONE SIDE OF THIS INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY IS THE REVIVAL OF THE STUDY OF ANCIENT LEARNING THE HUNT FOR MANUSCRIPTS THE STUDY OF THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGES THE EXPOSITION OF THE GREAT WRITERS OF ANTIQUITY IN THE COPYING OF THEIR STYLE
phonemes: ðə fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪz pɹˈiː ˈɛmɪnəntli ðə pˈiəɹɪəd wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˈoʊn æz ðə ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns, ɔːɹ ðə nˈuː bˈɜːθ. wˈʌn sˈaɪd ʌv ðɪs ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl æktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪz ðə ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌvðə stˈʌdi ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt lˈɜːnɪŋ — ðə hˈʌnt fɔːɹ mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts, ðə stˈʌdi ʌvðə klˈæsɪkəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ðɪ ɛkspəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈaɪɾɚz ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi ænd ðə kˈɑːpɪɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ stˈaɪl.