text_original: In the cities, on the contrary, the chief authority was ex  ercised by the magistrates ; Zurich was becoming more and more democratic, the burgomasters, of whom there were two, being elected every half year ; but Bern was distinctly aristocratic with a Council of Twelve chosen exclusively from the upper classes. Lucerne and Zug were something between the two.
text_transcription: IN THE CITIES ON THE CONTRARY THE CHIEF AUTHORITY WAS EXERCISED BY THE MAGISTRATES JURIS WAS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DEMOCRATIC THE BURGOMASTERS OF WHOM THERE WERE TWO BEING ELECTED EVERY HALF YEAR BUT BAIRN WAS DISTINCTLY ARISTOCRATIC WITH A COUNCIL OF TWELVE CHOSEN EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE UPPER CLASSES LUCERNE AND TSUKE WERE SOMETHING BETWEEN THE TWO
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz, ɔnðə kˈɑːntɹɛɹi, ðə tʃˈiːf ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wʌz ˈɛks ˈɜːsaɪzd baɪ ðə mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪts ; zjˈʊɹɪk wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk, ðə bˈɜːɡəmˌæstɚz, ʌv hˈuːm ðɛɹwˌɜː tˈuː, bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ˈɛvɹi hˈæf jˈɪɹ ; bˌʌt bˈɜːn wʌz dɪstˈɪŋktli ɚɹˌɪstəkɹˈæɾɪk wɪð ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv twˈɛlv tʃˈoʊzən ɛksklˈuːsɪvli fɹʌmðɪ ˌʌpɚ klˈæsᵻz. lˈuːsɚn ænd zˈʌɡ wɜː sˈʌmθɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː.