text_original: She regarded it, he felt, as an end. Getting it was the chief thing with which men's minds were occupied. They seemed never to think of public affairs except in terms of business, and of very personal business, too.
text_transcription: SHE REGARDED IT HE FELT AS AN END GETTING IT WAS THE CHIEF THING WITH WHICH MEN'S MINDS WERE OCCUPIED THEY SEEMED NEVER TO THINK OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS EXCEPT IN TERMS OF BUSINESS AND OF VERY PERSONAL BUSINESS TOO
phonemes: ʃiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ɪt, hiː fˈɛlt, æz ɐn ˈɛnd. ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɪt wʌzðə tʃˈiːf θˈɪŋ wɪð wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnz mˈaɪndz wɜːɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd. ðeɪ sˈiːmd nˈɛvɚ tə θˈɪŋk ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɐfˈɛɹz ɛksˈɛpt ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv bˈɪznəs, ænd ʌv vˈɛɹi pˈɜːsənəl bˈɪznəs, tˈuː.