text_original: The municipal arrangements of England had begun as a practical protest against the feudal system. While the feudal laws or customs still prevailed, the greater proportion of the working classes were really little better than serfs at the absolute control of their feudal lords and masters.
text_transcription: THE MUNICIPAL ARRANGEMENTS OF ENGLAND HAD BEGUN AS A PRACTICAL PROTEST AGAINST THE FEUDAL SYSTEM WHILE THE FEUDAL LAWS OR CUSTOMS STILL PREVAILED THE GREATER PROPORTION OF THE WORKING CLASSES WERE REALLY LITTLE BETTER THAN SERFS AT THE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF THEIR FEUDAL LORDS AND MASTERS
phonemes: ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd bɪɡˈʌn æz ɐ pɹˈæktɪkəl pɹˈoʊtɛst ɐɡˈɛnst ðə fjˈuːdəl sˈɪstəm. wˌaɪl ðə fjˈuːdəl lˈɔːz ɔːɹ kˈʌstəmz stˈɪl pɹɪvˈeɪld, ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌvðə wˈɜːkɪŋ klˈæsᵻz wɜː ɹˈiəli lˈɪɾəl bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn sˈɜːfs æt ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ðɛɹ fjˈuːdəl lˈɔːɹdz ænd mˈæstɚz.