text_original: Aragon and Catalonia had been joined by marriage alHance in the twelfth century; an event of great importance for the former, as she gained in Barce  lona by far the best sea port in Spain, inhabited by the most industrious and most enterprising population of the Peninsula.
text_transcription: ADAHON AND CATALONIA HAD BEEN JOINED BY MARRIAGE ALLIANCE IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY AN EVENT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR THE FORMER AS SHE GAINED IN BARCELONA BY FAR THE BEST SEAPORT IN SPAIN INHABITED BY THE MOST INDUSTRIOUS AND MOST ENTERPRISING POPULATION OF THE PENINSULA
phonemes: ˈæɹæɡən ænd kˌæɾɐlˈoʊniə hɐdbɪn dʒˈɔɪnd baɪ mˈæɹɪdʒ ˈæl hˈæns ɪnðə twˈɛlfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi; ɐn ᵻvˈɛnt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns fɚðə fˈɔːɹmɚ, æz ʃiː ɡˈeɪnd ɪn bˈɑːɹs lˈoʊnə baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə bˈɛst sˈiː pˈɔːɹt ɪn spˈeɪn, ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə mˈoʊst ɪndˈʌstɹiəs ænd mˈoʊst ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pənˈɪnsjʊlə.