text_original: The Schism Political was, indeed, in many respects a political question, 'phg^o'^i^es reluctance of France to lose the influence she had so long exerted over the Papacy at Avignon, and the desire of the Italians to have once more a Pope of their ov^^n nationality established at Rome soon gave the dispute between rival Popes almost the appearance of a struggle between France and Italy.
text_transcription: THE SCHISM WAS INDEED IN MANY RESPECTS A POLITICAL QUESTION THE RELUCTANCE OF FRANCE TO LOSE THE INFLUENCE SHE HAD SO LONG EXERTED OVER THE PAPACY AT AVIGNON AND THE DESIRE OF THE ITALIANS TO HAVE ONCE MORE A POPE OF THEIR OWN NATIONALITY ESTABLISHED AT ROME SOON GAVE THE DISPUTE BETWEEN RIVAL POPES ALMOST THE APPEARANCE OF A STRUGGLE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY
phonemes: ðə skˈɪzəm pəlˈɪɾɪkəl wʌz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪn mˈɛni ɹᵻspˈɛkts ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kwˈɛstʃən, pˌiːˌeɪtʃdʒˈiː ˈoʊ ˈaɪ ˈiːz ɹᵻlˈʌktəns ʌv fɹˈæns tə lˈuːz ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʃiː hæd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ɛɡzˈɜːɾᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈæpəsi æɾ ˈævinjˌɑːn, ænd ðə dɪzˈaɪɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliənz tə hæv wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ ɐ pˈoʊp ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɑːv ˈɛn nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi ɪstˈæblɪʃt æt ɹˈoʊm sˈuːn ɡˈeɪv ðə dɪspjˈuːt bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈaɪvəl pˈoʊps ˈɔːlmoʊst ðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns əvə stɹˈʌɡəl bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈæns ænd ˈɪɾəli.