text_original: * y / The essential thing to grasp is that the period / was one of transition— a time in which medic^val characteristics were decaying and modern char  y acteristics were growing up ; but in which the "^tilH^'' /v> vi THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGE former had not disappeared and the latter were not yet strong enough to take their place.
text_transcription: THE ESSENTIAL THING TO GRASP IS THAT THE PERIOD WAS ONE OF TRANSITION A TIME IN WHICH MEDIEVAL CHARACTERISTICS WERE DECAYING AND MODERN CHARACTERISTICS WERE GROWING UP BUT IN WHICH THE FORMER HAD NOT DISAPPEARED AND THE LATTER WERE NOT YET STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE THEIR PLACE
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wˈaɪ slˈæʃ ðɪ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl θˈɪŋ tə ɡɹˈæsp ɪz ðætðə pˈiəɹɪəd slˈæʃ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv tɹænsˈɪʃən— ɐ tˈaɪm ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˈɛdɪk vˈæl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks wɜː dᵻkˈeɪɪŋ ænd mˈɑːdɚn tʃˈɑːɹ wˈaɪ ˌæktɚɹˈɪstɪks wɜː ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈʌp ; bˌʌt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə "tˈɪl ˈeɪtʃ slˈæʃ vˈiː ɹˌoʊmən sˈɪks ðɪ ˌiːˌɛndˈiː ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈiː fˈɔːɹmɚ hæd nˌɑːt dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹd ænd ðə lˈæɾɚ wɜː nˌɑːt jˈɛt stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tə tˈeɪk ðɛɹ plˈeɪs.