text_original: Meanwhile to turn to town history, the chief interest of the period centres round Florence, where the poet Florence Dante was now living and working, and taking that part in poHtical events which was to end in his banish  ment from home, and the casting in of his lot with that of the Ghibelline party.
text_transcription: WHILE TO TURN TO TOWN HISTORY THE CHIEF INTEREST OF THE PERIOD CENTERS ROUND FLORENCE WHERE THE POET DANTES WAS NOW LIVING AND WORKING AND TAKING THAT PART IN POLITICAL EVENTS WHICH WAS TO END IN HIS BANISHMENT FROM HOME AND THE CASTING IN OF HIS LOT WITH THAT OF THE GHIBELLINE PARTY
phonemes: mˈiːnwaɪl tə tˈɜːn tə tˈaʊn hˈɪstɚɹi, ðə tʃˈiːf ˈɪntɹɛst ʌvðə pˈiəɹɪəd sˈɛntɚz ɹˈaʊnd flˈɔːɹəns, wˌɛɹ ðə pˈoʊɪt flˈɔːɹəns dˈɑːnteɪ wʌz nˈaʊ lˈɪvɪŋ ænd wˈɜːkɪŋ, ænd tˈeɪkɪŋ ðæt pˈɑːɹt ɪn pˈoʊ ˈeɪtʃtˈɪkəl ᵻvˈɛnts wˌɪtʃ wʌz tʊ ˈɛnd ɪn hɪz bˈænɪʃ mˈɛnt fɹʌm hˈoʊm, ænd ðə kˈæstɪŋ ɪn ʌv hɪz lˈɑːt wɪð ðæt ʌvðə ɡˈaɪbəlˌaɪn pˈɑːɹɾi.