text_original: She was absorbed in her endeavour to keep the faithful beast under control, when the sound of laughter on the road above made her come to a sudden stop, and look, and listen. She knew the laugh. It had once been music in her ears. That frank, joyous laugh, the ripple of gladness that defied the Fates, had once been an element in the glamour that cast its spell over her life.
text_transcription: SHE WAS ABSORBED IN HER ENDEAVOUR TO KEEP THE FAITHFUL BEAST UNDER CONTROL WHEN THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER ON THE ROAD ABOVE MADE HER COME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND LOOK AND LISTEN SHE KNEW THE LAUGH IT HAD ONCE BEEN MUSIC IN HER EARS THAT FRANK JOYOUS LAUGH THE RIPPLE OF GLADNESS THAT DEFIED THE FATES HAD ONCE BEEN AN ELEMENT IN THE GLAMOUR THAT COURSED ITS SPELL OVER HER LIFE
phonemes: ʃiː wʌz ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ɪn hɜːɹ ɛndˈɛvɚ tə kˈiːp ðə fˈeɪθfəl bˈiːst ˌʌndɚ kəntɹˈoʊl, wˌɛn ðə sˈaʊnd ʌv lˈæftɚɹ ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd əbˌʌv mˌeɪd hɜː kˈʌm tʊ ɐ sˈʌdən stˈɑːp, ænd lˈʊk, ænd lˈɪsən. ʃiː nˈuː ðə lˈæf. ɪt hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn mjˈuːzɪk ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɪɹz. ðæt fɹˈæŋk, dʒˈɔɪəs lˈæf, ðə ɹˈɪpəl ʌv ɡlˈædnəs ðæt dᵻfˈaɪd ðə fˈeɪts, hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn ɐn ˈɛlɪmənt ɪnðə ɡlˈæmɚ ðæt kˈæst ɪts spˈɛl ˌoʊvɚ hɜː lˈaɪf.