text_original: The country was divided from North to South by the chain of the Apennines, whilst the lateral spurs of these mountains split up the two long divisions into more or less detached portions, and the plain of Lombardy in the North was very much isolated from the rest.
text_transcription: THE COUNTRY WAS DIVIDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY THE CHAIN OF THE APENNINES WHILST THE LATERAL SPURS OF THESE MOUNTAINS SPLIT UP THE TWO LONG DIVISIONS INTO MORE OR LESS DETACHED PORTIONS AND THE PLAIN OF LOMBARDY IN THE NORTH WAS VERY MUCH ISOLATED FROM THE REST
phonemes: ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd fɹʌm nˈɔːɹθ tə sˈaʊθ baɪ ðə tʃˈeɪn ʌvðɪ ˈæpənˌaɪnz, wˌaɪlst ðə lˈæɾɚɹəl spˈɜːz ʌv ðiːz mˈaʊntɪnz splˈɪt ˌʌp ðə tˈuː lˈɔŋ dᵻvˈɪʒənz ˌɪntʊ mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs dɪtˈætʃt pˈɔːɹʃənz, ænd ðə plˈeɪn ʌv lˈɑːmbɚdi ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛst.