text_original: The wo  men on whom that ridicule was heaped were utterly incapable of self defense, or unconscious of its need. The mass of nobility seekers seemed content to get before the public by any means, and to wear its most stinging sarcasms as they would a new dress cap.
text_transcription: THE WOMEN ON WHOM THAT RIDICULE WAS HEAPED WERE UTTERLY INCAPABLE OF SELF DEFENSE OR UNCONSCIOUS OF ITS NEED THE MASS OF NOBILITY SEEKERS SEEMED CONTENT TO GET BEFORE THE PUBLIC BY ANY MEANS AND TO WEAR ITS MOST STINGING SARCASMS AS THEY WOULD A NEW DRESS CAP
phonemes: ðə wˈoʊ mˈɛn ˌɔn hˈuːm ðæt ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl wʌz hˈiːpt wɜːɹ ˈʌɾɚli ɪŋkˈeɪpəbəl ʌv sˈɛlf dᵻfˈɛns, ɔːɹ ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs ʌv ɪts nˈiːd. ðə mˈæs ʌv noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi sˈiːkɚz sˈiːmd kˈɑːntɛnt tə ɡɛt bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə pˈʌblɪk baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz, ænd tə wˈɛɹ ɪts mˈoʊst stˈɪŋɪŋ sˈɑːɹkæzəmz æz ðeɪ wʊd ɐ nˈuː dɹˈɛs kˈæp.