text_original: The citizens of old Germany had the strongest and most stringent ideas of parental authority, and regarded daughters as absolute chattels of their father; and Master Gottfried Sorel, though he alone had done the part of a parent to his niece, felt entirely unable to withstand the nearer claim, except by representations; and these fell utterly disregarded, as in truth every counsel had hitherto done, upon the ears of Reiter Hugh, ever since he had emerged from his swaddling clothes.
text_transcription: THE CITIZENS OF OLD GERMANY HAD THE STRONGEST AND MOST STRINGENT IDEAS OF PARENTAL AUTHORITY AND REGARDED DAUGHTERS AS ABSOLUTE CHATTELS OF THEIR FATHER AND MASTER GODFRID SERREL THOUGH HE ALONE HAD DONE THE PART OF A PARENT TO HIS NIECE FELT ENTIRELY UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE NEARER CLAIM EXCEPT BY REPRESENTATIONS AND THESE FELL UTTERLY DISREGARDED AS IN TRUTH EVERY COUNSEL HAD HITHERTO DONE UPON THE EARS OF RIDER HUGH EVER SINCE HE HAD EMERGED FROM HIS SWADDLING CLOTHES
phonemes: ðə sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv ˈoʊld dʒˈɜːməni hæd ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ænd mˈoʊst stɹˈɪndʒənt aɪdˈiəz ʌv pɚɹˈɛntəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi, ænd ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd dˈɔːɾɚz æz ˈæbsəlˌuːt tʃˈæɾəlz ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɑːðɚ; ænd mˈæstɚ ɡˈɑːtfɹid sˈɔːɹəl, ðˌoʊ hiː ɐlˈoʊn hæd dˈʌn ðə pˈɑːɹt əvə pˈɛɹənt tə hɪz nˈiːs, fˈɛlt ɛntˈaɪɚli ʌnˈeɪbəl tə wɪðstˈænd ðə nˈɪɹɚ klˈeɪm, ɛksˈɛpt baɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃənz; ænd ðiːz fˈɛl ˈʌɾɚli dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹdᵻd, æz ɪn tɹˈuːθ ˈɛvɹi kˈaʊnsəl hæd hˈɪðɚtˌuː dˈʌn, əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɪɹz ʌv ɹˌiːˈaɪɾɚ hjˈuː, ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns hiː hæd ɪmˈɜːdʒd fɹʌm hɪz swˈɑːdlɪŋ klˈoʊðz.