text_original: There is an old fashioned adjective which describes better than any other this preoccupation with things, which so often prevents a woman's coming to an understanding of the heart of her Business. It is _old maidish_. It has often been the pathetic fate of single women to live alone. To minister to themselves becomes their occupation.
text_transcription: THERE IS AN OLD FASHIONED ADJECTIVE WHICH DESCRIBES BETTER THAN ANY OTHER THIS PREOCCUPATION WITH THINGS WHICH SO OFTEN PREVENTS A WOMAN'S COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEART OF HER BUSINESS IT IS OLD MAIDISH IT HAS OFTEN BECOME THE PATHETIC FATE OF SINGLE WOMEN TO LIVE ALONE TO MINISTER TO THEMSELVES BECOMES THEIR OCCUPATION
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz ɐn ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd ˈædʒɪktˌɪv wˌɪtʃ dᵻskɹˈaɪbz bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ ðɪs pɹɪˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən wɪð θˈɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ sˌoʊ ˈɔfən pɹɪvˈɛnts ɐ wˈʊmənz kˈʌmɪŋ tʊ ɐn ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌvðə hˈɑːɹt ʌv hɜː bˈɪznəs. ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊld mˈeɪdɪʃ. ɪt hɐz ˈɔfən bˌɪn ðə pɐθˈɛɾɪk fˈeɪt ʌv sˈɪŋɡəl wˈɪmɪn tə lˈɪv ɐlˈoʊn. tə mˈɪnɪstɚ tə ðɛmsˈɛlvz bɪkˌʌmz ðɛɹ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən.