text_original: That was almost impossible. Lady Westhaven had at first sat down in the drawing room in that breathless agony which precluded the power of enquiry; then losing her weakness in desperation, she ran down, determined to know the worst, and was already on the stairs.
text_transcription: THAT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE LADY WESTHAVEN HAD AT FIRST SAT DOWN IN THE DRAWING ROOM IN THAT BREATHLESS AGONY WHICH PRECLUDED THE POWER OF INQUIRY THEN LOSING HER WEAKNESS IN DESPERATION SHE RAN DOWN DETERMINED TO KNOW THE WORST AND WAS ALREADY ON THE STAIRS
phonemes: ðæt wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl. lˈeɪdi wˈɛsθeɪvən hæd æt fˈɜːst sˈæt dˌaʊn ɪnðə dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːm ɪn ðæt bɹˈɛθləs ˈæɡəni wˌɪtʃ pɹɪklˈuːdᵻd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹi; ðˈɛn lˈuːzɪŋ hɜː wˈiːknəs ɪn dˌɛspɚɹˈeɪʃən, ʃiː ɹˈæn dˈaʊn, dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə nˈoʊ ðə wˈɜːst, ænd wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɔnðə stˈɛɹz.