text_original: This League did not appear suddenly at a single moment ; it was formed bit by bit as one town after another was induced to ally with the rest, until at last all the chief cities of North Germany and the trading settlements of Germans on Baltic shores and in more distant lands were members of this vast association and acquired the name of Hanse Towns.
text_transcription: THIS LEAGUE DID NOT APPEAR SUDDENLY AT A SINGLE MOMENT IT WAS FORMED BIT BY BIT AS ONE TOWN AFTER ANOTHER WAS INDUCED TO ALLY WITH THE REST UNTIL AT LAST ALL THE CHIEF CITIES OF NORTH GERMANY AND THE TRADING SETTLEMENTS OF GERMANS ON BALTIC SHORES AND IN MORE DISTANT LANDS WERE MEMBERS OF THIS VAST ASSOCIATION AND ACQUIRED THE NAME OF HANZA TOWNS
phonemes: ðɪs lˈiːɡ dɪdnˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ sˈʌdənli æɾə sˈɪŋɡəl mˈoʊmənt ; ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹmd bˈɪt baɪ bˈɪt æz wˈʌn tˈaʊn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ wʌz ɪndˈuːst tʊ ˈælaɪ wɪððə ɹˈɛst, ʌntˈɪl æt lˈæst ˈɔːl ðə tʃˈiːf sˈɪɾiz ʌv nˈɔːɹθ dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðə tɹˈeɪdɪŋ sˈɛɾəlmənts ʌv dʒˈɜːmənz ˌɔn bˈɔltɪk ʃˈɔːɹz ænd ɪn mˈɔːɹ dˈɪstənt lˈændz wɜː mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ðɪs vˈæst ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə nˈeɪm ʌv hˈæns tˈaʊnz.