text_original: Thus Venice at the opening of the fourteenth century Rivalry was rich, powerful and prosperous ; but already there ^^' ^ ''"'^"' were signs of rocks ahead. Trade in the East was bring  ing her into conflict with the rising power of Genoa.
text_transcription: THUS VENICE AT THE OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY WAS RICH POWERFUL AND PROSPEROUS BUT ALREADY THERE WERE SIGNS OF ROCKS AHEAD TRADE IN THE EAST WAS BRINGING HER INTO CONFLICT WITH THE RISING POWER OF GENOA
phonemes: ðˈʌs vˈɛnɪs æt ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɹˈaɪvəlɹi wʌz ɹˈɪtʃ, pˈaʊɚfəl ænd pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs ; bˌʌt ɔːlɹˈɛdi ðɛɹ""wɜː sˈaɪnz ʌv ɹˈɑːks ɐhˈɛd. tɹˈeɪd ɪnðɪ ˈiːst wʌz bɹˈɪŋ ˈɪŋ hɜːɹ ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪððə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv dʒɛnˈoʊə.