text_original: Not only were Guelf States at war with Ghibelline Provinces, but each State was itself split up into rival factions, whose chief bond of union was common hostility to one another.
text_transcription: NOT ONLY WERE GWELF STATES AT WAR WITH GUIBELLINE PROVINCES BUT EACH STATE WAS ITSELF SPLIT UP INTO RIVAL FACTIONS WHOSE CHIEF BOND OF UNION WAS COMMON HOSTILITY TO ONE ANOTHER
phonemes: nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli wɜː ɡˈɛlf stˈeɪts æt wˈɔːɹ wɪð ɡˈaɪbəlˌaɪn pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz, bˌʌt ˈiːtʃ stˈeɪt wʌz ɪtsˈɛlf splˈɪt ˌʌp ˌɪntʊ ɹˈaɪvəl fˈækʃənz, hˌuːz tʃˈiːf bˈɑːnd ʌv jˈuːniən wʌz kˈɑːmən hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾi tə wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ.