text_original: It is well known how, the evening previous to a celebrated speech which he was about to make, Constant consulted her on the subject. She encouraged Digitized by VjOOQIC 102 MADAME DE STAEL him warmly, although already perceiving that the path which she had elected to tread would, in all likelihood, lead to exile.
text_transcription: IT IS WELL KNOWN HOW THE EVENING PREVIOUS TO A CELEBRATED SPEECH WHICH HE WAS ABOUT TO MAKE CONSTANCE CONSULTED HER ON THE SUBJECT SHE ENCOURAGED HIM WARMLY ALTHOUGH ALREADY PERCEIVING THAT THE PATH WHICH SHE HAD ELECTED TO TREAD WOULD IN ALL LIKELIHOOD LEAD TO EXILE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz wˈɛl nˈoʊn hˈaʊ, ðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ pɹˈiːviəs tʊ ɐ sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd spˈiːtʃ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə mˈeɪk, kˈɑːnstənt kənsˈʌltᵻd hɜːɹ ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt. ʃiː ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl hˌɪm wˈɔːɹmli, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɔːlɹˌɛdi pɚsˈiːvɪŋ ðætðə pˈæθ wˌɪtʃ ʃiː hæd ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə tɹˈɛd wˈʊd, ɪn ˈɔːl lˈaɪklihˌʊd, lˈiːd tʊ ˈɛɡzaɪl.