text_original: The origin of this union probably came from the al  L'lbeck liance of Lilbeck and Hamburg, the leading town on burg the Baltic and the leading town on the North Sea. A glance at the map will show how important was the posi  tion occupied by these two.
text_transcription: THE ORIGIN OF THIS UNION PROBABLY CAME FROM THE ALLIANCE OF LUBECK AND HAMBUG THE LEADING TOWN ON THE BALTIC AND THE LEADING TOWN ON THE NORTH SEA A GLANCE AT THE MAP WILL SHOW HOW IMPORTANT WAS THE POSITION OCCUPIED BY THESE TWO
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ðɪs jˈuːniən pɹˈɑːbəbli kˈeɪm fɹʌmðɪ ˈæl ˈɛllbˈɛk lˈaɪəns ʌv lˈɪlbɛk ænd hˈæmbɜːɡ, ðə lˈiːdɪŋ tˈaʊn ˌɔn bˈɜːɡ ðə bˈɔltɪk ænd ðə lˈiːdɪŋ tˈaʊn ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈiː. ɐ ɡlˈæns æt ðə mˈæp wɪl ʃˈoʊ hˌaʊ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt wʌzðə pˈoʊsi tɪˈɑːn ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðiːz tˈuː.