text_original: Madoline was sovereign mistress of the house which must one day be her own ; and Rhoda Lawford felt that to stay at the Hill would be to sink to the humdrum position of a maiden aunt, for whom nobody cared very much.
text_transcription: MADELINE WAS SOVEREIGN MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE WHICH MUST ONE DAY BE HER OWN AND RHODA LOFT FELT THAT TO STAY AT THE HILL WOULD BE TO SINK TO THE HUMDRUM POSITION OF A MAIDEN AUNT FOR WHOM NOBODY CARED VERY MUCH
phonemes: mˈædəlˌiːn wʌz sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn mˈɪstɹəs ʌvðə hˈaʊs wˌɪtʃ mˈʌst wˈʌn dˈeɪ biː hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ; ænd ɹˈoʊdə lˈɔːfɚd fˈɛlt ðæt tə stˈeɪ æt ðə hˈɪl wʊd biː tə sˈɪŋk tə ðə hˈʌmdɹəm pəzˈɪʃən əvə mˈeɪdən ˈænt, fɔːɹ hˈuːm nˈoʊbɑːdi kˈɛɹd vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ.