text_original: Thus Spain had advanced on her own lines. She was never really feudal as was most of the Continent, her aristocracy was military but not territorial, free towns with independent populations sprang up sooner than in any other country, and the Kingdoms of Aragon and Castile early enjoyed the benefits of a representative government, which developed from the old popular Councils of the Visigoths.
text_transcription: THUS SPAIN HAD ADVANCED ON HER OWN LINES SHE WAS NEVER REALLY FEUDAL AS WAS MOST OF THE CONTINENT FOR ARISTOCRACY WAS MILITARY BUT NOT TERRITORIAL FREE TOWNS WITH INDEPENDENT POPULATIONS SPRANG UP SOONER THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY AND THE KINGDOMS OF ATAHON AND CASTILLE EARLY ENJOYED THE BENEFITS OF A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WHICH DEVELOPED FROM THE OLD POPULAR COUNCILS OF THE VISIGOTHS
phonemes: ðˈʌs spˈeɪn hæd ɐdvˈænst ˌɔn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn lˈaɪnz. ʃiː wʌz nˈɛvɚ ɹˈiəli fjˈuːdəl æz wʌz mˈoʊst əv ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt, hɜːɹ ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi wʌz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˌʌt nˌɑːt tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl, fɹˈiː tˈaʊnz wɪð ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃənz spɹˈæŋ ˌʌp sˈuːnɚ ðɐn ɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹi, ænd ðə kˈɪŋdəmz ʌv ˈæɹæɡən ænd kˈæstaɪl ˈɜːli ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪts əvɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊld pˈɑːpjʊlɚ kˈaʊnsəlz ʌvðə vˈɪsɪɡˌɑːθs.