text_original: The Medici, rich bankers and money changers, came to be allied with the lower classes, whose favour they won partly by generous expendi  ture of their vast wealth.
text_transcription: THE MEDICI RICH BANKERS AND MONEY CHANGERS CAME TO BE ALLIED WITH THE LOWER CLASSES WHOSE FAVOR THEY WON PARTLY BY GENEROUS EXPENDITURE OF THEIR VAST WEALTH
phonemes: ðə mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ, ɹˈɪtʃ bˈæŋkɚz ænd mˈʌni tʃˈeɪndʒɚz, kˈeɪm təbi ˈælaɪd wɪððə lˈoʊɚ klˈæsᵻz, hˌuːz fˈeɪvɚ ðeɪ wˈʌn pˈɑːɹtli baɪ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ɛkspˈɛndi tjˈʊɹ ʌv ðɛɹ vˈæst wˈɛlθ.