text_original: Important towns sprang up on the shores of the Baltic and the North Sea, and the question who should exercise control over these valuable waters and to whom should fall the lion's share of the profits of trade and fishing, became a burning one.
text_transcription: IMPORTANT TOWNS SPRANG UP ON THE SHORES OF THE BALTIC AND THE NORTH SEA AND THE QUESTION WHO SHOULD EXERCISE CONTROL OVER THESE VALUABLE WATERS AND TO WHOM SHOULD FALL THE LIONS SHARE OF THE PROFITS OF TRADE AND FISHING BECAME A BURNING ONE
phonemes: ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt tˈaʊnz spɹˈæŋ ˌʌp ɔnðə ʃˈɔːɹz ʌvðə bˈɔltɪk ænd ðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈiː, ænd ðə kwˈɛstʃən hˌuː ʃˌʊd ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðiːz vˈæljuːəbəl wˈɔːɾɚz ænd tə hˈuːm ʃˌʊd fˈɔːl ðə lˈaɪənz ʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə pɹˈɑːfɪts ʌv tɹˈeɪd ænd fˈɪʃɪŋ, bɪkˌeɪm ɐ bˈɜːnɪŋ wˌʌn.