text_original: Every year the doors of citizenship seemed to open wider as one after another of the towns was raised by special grace to ^ the Latin or the Roman status.
text_transcription: EVERY YEAR THE DOORS OF CITIZENSHIP SEEMED TO OPEN WIDER AS ONE AFTER ANOTHER OF THE TOWNS WAS RAISED BY SPECIAL GRACE TO THE LATIN OR THE ROMAN STATUS
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi jˈɪɹ ðə dˈɔːɹz ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp sˈiːmd tʊ ˈoʊpən wˈaɪdɚɹ æz wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaʊnz wʌz ɹˈeɪzd baɪ spˈɛʃəl ɡɹˈeɪs tə ðə lˈætɪn ɔːɹ ðə ɹˈoʊmən stˈæɾəs.