text_original: There was much in the gorgeous life of the East to charm her fancy and gratify her besetting weakness. She delighted in the implicit submission to her orders, in the almost servile obedience which Orientals pay to their superiors, in the sharp contrast between the old and the new civilization.
text_transcription: THERE WAS MUCH IN THE GORGEOUS LIFE OF THE EAST TO CHARM HER FANCY AND GRATIFY HER BESETTING WEAKNESS SHE DELIGHTED IN THE IMPLICIT SUBMISSION TO HER ORDERS IN THE ALMOST SERVILE OBEDIENCE WHICH ORIENTALS PAY TO THEIR SUPERIORS IN THE SHARP CONTRAST BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW CIVILIZATION
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz mˈʌtʃ ɪnðə ɡˈɔːɹdʒəs lˈaɪf ʌvðɪ ˈiːst tə tʃˈɑːɹm hɜː fˈænsi ænd ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ hɜː bᵻsˈɛɾɪŋ wˈiːknəs. ʃiː dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ɪmplˈɪsɪt səbmˈɪʃən tə hɜːɹ ˈɔːɹdɚz, ɪnðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst sˈɜːvaɪl oʊbˈiːdiəns wˌɪtʃ ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəlz pˈeɪ tə ðɛɹ suːpˈiəɹɪɚz, ɪnðə ʃˈɑːɹp kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈoʊld ænd ðə nˈuː sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən.