text_original: At the time, however, of her first acquaintance with Constant, her liter  ary reputation was still to make, and it is not to be wondered at, consequently, if Madame de Charrifere felt more inclined to question than agree when informed that this restless female politician was a being of so superior a sort that her like could not be met with once in a century.
text_transcription: AT THE TIME HOWEVER OF HER FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH CONSTANT HER LITERARY REPUTATION WAS STILL TO MAKE AND IT IS NOT TO BE WONDERED AT CONSEQUENTLY IF MADAME DE CHEVIERE FELT MORE INCLINED TO QUESTION THAN AGREE WHEN INFORMED THAT THIS RESTLESS FEMALE POLITICIAN WAS A BEING OF SO SUPERIOR A SORT THAT HER LIKE COULD NOT BE MET WITH ONCE IN A CENTURY
phonemes: æt ðə tˈaɪm, haʊˈɛvɚ, ʌv hɜː fˈɜːst ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪð kˈɑːnstənt, hɜː lˈiːɾɚɹ ˈɑːɹɹi ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən wʌz stˈɪl tə mˈeɪk, ænd ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt təbi wˈʌndɚd æt, kˈɑːnsɪkwəntli, ɪf mˈædəm də tʃˈæɹɪfɚ fˈɛlt mˈɔːɹ ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə kwˈɛstʃən ðɐn ɐɡɹˈiː wɛn ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðæt ðɪs ɹˈɛstləs fˈiːmeɪl pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən wʌzɐ bˌiːɪŋ ʌv sˌoʊ suːpˈiəɹɪɚɹ ɐ sˈɔːɹt ðæt hɜː lˈaɪk kʊd nˌɑːt biː mˈɛt wɪð wˈʌns ɪn ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.