text_original: As long as the war lasted, the position of the Austrians in Milan was difficult Close connections existed between the Lombard nobility and the Spaniards, and the people felt more sympathy with the cognate race, who had so long ruled them, than for their new Teutonic governors.
text_transcription: AS LONG AS THE WAR LASTED THE POSITION OF THE AUSTRIANS IN MILAN WAS DIFFICULT CLOSE CONNECTIONS EXISTED BETWEEN THE LOMBARD NOBILITY AND THE SPANIARDS AND THE PEOPLE FELT MORE SYMPATHY WITH THE COGNATE RACE WHO HAD SO LONG RULED THEM THAN FOR THEIR NEW TEUTONIC GOVERNORS
phonemes: æz lˈɔŋ æz ðə wˈɔːɹ lˈæstᵻd, ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɔːstɹiənz ɪn mɪlˈæn wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt klˈoʊs kənˈɛkʃənz ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi ænd ðə spˈænɪɚdz, ænd ðə pˈiːpəl fˈɛlt mˈɔːɹ sˈɪmpəθi wɪððə kˈɑːɡneɪt ɹˈeɪs, hˌuː hæd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ ɹˈuːld ðˌɛm, ðɐn fɔːɹ ðɛɹ nˈuː tjuːtˈɑːnɪk ɡˈʌvɚnɚz.