text_original: Howbeit some were clad gaily and richly enough, and were fair of favour as any that Ralph had seen since he left Upmeads: and amongst these goodly folk were women not a few, whose gear and bearing called to Ralph's mind the women of the Wheatwearers whom he had seen erst in the Burg of the Four Friths, whereas they were somewhat wantonly clad in scanty and thin raiment.
text_transcription: HOWBEIT SOME WERE CLAD GAILY AND RICHLY ENOUGH AND WERE FAIR OF FAVOURS AS ANY THAT RALPH HAD SEEN SINCE HE LEFT UPMEADS AND AMONGST THESE GOODLY FOLK WERE WOMEN NOT A FEW WHOSE GEAR AND BEARING CALLED TO RALPH'S MIND THE WOMEN OF THE WHEAT WEARERS WHOM HE HAD SEEN ERST IN THE BURG OF THE FOURTH FRITHS WHEREAS THEY WERE SOMEWHAT WANTONLY CLAD IN SCANTY AND THIN RAIMENT
phonemes: hˈaʊbeɪt sˌʌm wɜː klˈæd ɡˈeɪli ænd ɹˈɪtʃli ɪnˈʌf, ænd wɜː fˈɛɹ ʌv fˈeɪvɚɹ æz ˌɛni ðæt ɹˈælf hæd sˈiːn sˈɪns hiː lˈɛft ˈʌpmiːdz: ænd ɐmˌʌŋst ðiːz ɡˈʊdli fˈoʊk wɜː wˈɪmɪn nˌɑːɾə fjˈuː, hˌuːz ɡˈɪɹ ænd bˈɛɹɪŋ kˈɔːld tə ɹˈælfz mˈaɪnd ðə wˈɪmɪn ʌvðə wˈiːtwɛɹɚz hˈuːm hiː hæd sˈiːn ˈɜːst ɪnðə bˈɜːɡ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ fɹˈɪθs, wˈɛɹæz ðeɪ wɜː sˈʌmwʌt wˈɔntənli klˈæd ɪn skˈænti ænd θˈɪn ɹˈeɪmənt.