text_original: What was begun by the herring was completed by geographical discoveries ; and when new trade routes were opened through the larger oceans, the Baltic ceased to occupy the position of importance which had been hers in the Midd
text_transcription: WHAT WAS BEGUN BY THE HERRING WAS COMPLETED BY GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERIES AND WHEN NEW TRADE ROUTES WERE OPENED THROUGH THE LARGER OCEANS THE BALTIC CEASED TO OCCUPY THE POSITION OF IMPORTANCE WHICH HAD BEEN HERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES AND OF SECTION TWENTY TWO
phonemes: wˌʌt wʌz bɪɡˈʌn baɪ ðə hˈɛɹɪŋ wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd baɪ dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz ; ænd wɛn nˈuː tɹˈeɪd ɹˈaʊts wɜːɹ ˈoʊpənd θɹuː ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚɹ ˈoʊʃənz, ðə bˈɔltɪk sˈiːst tʊ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn hɜːz ɪnðə mˈɪd