text_original: Indeed, all the other women, mostly hard working, hard featured matrons, prematurely aged, took no more part in the visit than the chorus of a Greek play, always excepting the old luduna, or headman of the village, who came as escort, and in charge of the whole party.
text_transcription: INDEED ALL THE OTHER WOMEN MOSTLY HARD WORKING HARD FEATURED MATRONS PREMATURELY AGED TOOK NO MORE PART IN THE VISIT THAN THE CHORUS OF A GREEK PLAY ALWAYS EXCEPTING THE OLD LUDONA OR HEADMAN OF THE VILLAGE WHO CAME AS ESCORT AND IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE PARTY
phonemes: ˌɪndˈiːd, ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wˈɪmɪn, mˈoʊstli hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːkɪŋ, hˈɑːɹd fˈiːtʃɚd mˈeɪtɹənz, pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹli ˈeɪdʒd, tˈʊk nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə vˈɪzɪt ðɐn ðə kˈɔːɹəs əvə ɡɹˈiːk plˈeɪ, ˈɔːlweɪz ɛksˈɛptɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊld lˈuːdʒuːnə, ɔːɹ hˈɛdmən ʌvðə vˈɪlɪdʒ, hˌuː kˈeɪm æz ˈɛskɔːɹt, ænd ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə hˈoʊl pˈɑːɹɾi.