text_original: People had talked of her as the elegant Miss Lawford : and as, happily, elegance is a quality which time need not impair, Rhoda had gone on being elegant for five and twenty years.
text_transcription: PEOPLE HAD TALKED OF HER AS THE ELEGANT MISS LAWFORD AND AS HAPPILY ELEGANCE IS A QUALITY WHICH TIME NEED NOT IMPAIR RHODA HAD GONE ON BEING ELEGANT FOR FIVE AND TWENTY YEARS
phonemes: pˈiːpəl hæd tˈɔːkt ʌv hɜːɹ æz ðɪ ˈɛlɪɡənt mˈɪs lˈɔːfɚd : ænd æz, hˈæpɪli, ˈɛlɪɡəns ɪz ɐ kwˈɔlᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm nˈiːd nˌɑːt ɪmpˈɛɹ, ɹˈoʊdə hæd ɡɔn ˌɔn bˌiːɪŋ ˈɛlɪɡənt fɔːɹ fˈaɪv ænd twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz.