text_original: At the beginning of this period, as has already been noticed, Venice was scarcely part of Italy, had no mainland territory and had turned all her strength and all her interest to maritime and commercial matters ; with the result that she surpassed all rivals in naval skill and enterprise, that her eminence as a trading power was universally recognised, and that her wealth was un  equalled and of world wide renown.
text_transcription: AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PERIOD AS HAS ALREADY BEEN NOTICED VENICE WAS SCARCELY PART OF ITALY HAD NO MAINLAND TERRITORY AND HAD TURNED ALL HER STRENGTH AND ALL HER INTEREST TO MARITIME AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS WITH THE RESULT THAT SHE SURPASSED ALL RIVALS IN NAVAL SKILL AND ENTERPRISE THAT HER EMINENCE AS A TRADING POWER WAS UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED AND THAT HER WEALTH WAS UNEQUALLED AND OF WORLD WIDE RENOWN
phonemes: æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd, æz hɐz ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn nˈoʊɾɪst, vˈɛnɪs wʌz skˈɛɹsli pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈɪɾəli, hæd nˈoʊ mˈeɪnlənd tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi ænd hæd tˈɜːnd ˈɔːl hɜː stɹˈɛŋθ ænd ˈɔːl hɜːɹ ˈɪntɹɛst tə mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm ænd kəmˈɜːʃəl mˈæɾɚz ; wɪððə ɹɪzˈʌlt ðæt ʃiː sɚpˈæst ˈɔːl ɹˈaɪvəlz ɪn nˈeɪvəl skˈɪl ænd ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz, ðæt hɜːɹ ˈɛmɪnəns æz ɐ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈaʊɚ wʌz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd, ænd ðæt hɜː wˈɛlθ wʌz ˈʌn ˈiːkwəld ænd ʌv wˈɜːld wˈaɪd ɹᵻnˈaʊn.