text_original: The chief towns in the dominions of the Kiiights, such as Danzig, Elbing, Thorn and Konigsberg, were members of the Hanseatic League of which we have still to speak : united that is with other German cities in a way which tended to make them very independent of their immediate rulers.
text_transcription: THE CHIEF TOWNS IN THE DOMINION OF THE KNIGHT SUCH AS DANSIGH ELBING TORN AND KEENSBERG WERE MEMBERS OF THE HANSEATIC LEAGUE OF WHICH WE HAVE STILL TO SPEAK UNITED THAT IS WITH OTHER GERMAN CITIES IN A WAY WHICH TENDED TO MAKE THEM VERY INDEPENDENT OF THEIR IMMEDIATE RULERS
phonemes: ðə tʃˈiːf tˈaʊnz ɪnðə dəmˈɪniənz ʌvðə kˈɪɪˌaɪts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz dˈænzɪɡ, ˈɛlbɪŋ, θˈɔːɹn ænd kˈɑːnɪɡsbˌɜːɡ, wɜː mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə hænsˈiːɾɪk lˈiːɡ ʌvwˈɪtʃ wiː hæv stˈɪl tə spˈiːk : juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ðæt ɪz wɪð ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɜːmən sˈɪɾiz ɪn ɐ wˈeɪ wˌɪtʃ tˈɛndᵻd tə mˌeɪk ðˌɛm vˈɛɹi ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ʌv ðɛɹ ɪmˈiːdɪət ɹˈuːlɚz.