text_original: What were all the people about? there seemed to be a spell upon Rotha and her affairs, as much as if she had been a princess in a fairy tale enchanted and turned to stone, or put to sleep; only she was not turned to stone at all, but all alive and quivering with pain and fear and anxiety. It was her life that was spell bound.
text_transcription: WHAT WERE ALL THE PEOPLE ABOUT THERE SEEMED TO BE A SPELL UPON ROTHER AND HER AFFAIRS AS MUCH AS IF SHE HAD BEEN A PRINCESS IN A FAIRY TALE ENCHANTED AND TURNED TO STONE OR PUT TO SLEEP ONLY SHE WAS NOT TURNED TO STONE AT ALL BUT ALL ALIVE AND QUIVERING WITH PAIN AND FEAR AND ANXIETY IT WAS HER LIFE THAT WAS SPELLBOUND
phonemes: wˌʌt wɜːɹ ˈɔːl ðə pˈiːpəl ɐbˈaʊt? ðɛɹ sˈiːmd təbi ɐ spˈɛl əpˌɑːn ɹˈɑːθə ænd hɜːɹ ɐfˈɛɹz, æz mˈʌtʃ æz ɪf ʃiː hɐdbɪn ɐ pɹˈɪnsɛs ɪn ɐ fˈɛɹi tˈeɪl ɛntʃˈæntᵻd ænd tˈɜːnd tə stˈoʊn, ɔːɹ pˌʊt tə slˈiːp; ˈoʊnli ʃiː wʌz nˌɑːt tˈɜːnd tə stˈoʊn æɾ ˈɔːl, bˌʌt ˈɔːl ɐlˈaɪv ænd kwˈɪvɚɹɪŋ wɪð pˈeɪn ænd fˈɪɹ ænd æŋzˈaɪəɾi. ɪt wʌz hɜː lˈaɪf ðæt wʌz spˈɛl bˈaʊnd.