text_original: Politics were now beginning to be the one absorbing subject whose paramount importance dwarfed every other; and Madame de Stael, always in the vanguard of ideas, threw herself with characteristic enthusiasm into the questions of the day.
text_transcription: POLITICS WERE NOW BEGINNING TO BE THE ONE ABSORBING SUBJECT WHOSE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE DWARFED IT EVERY OTHER AND MADAME DE STAEL ALWAYS IN THE VANGUARD OF IDEAS THREW HERSELF WITH CHARACTERISTIC ENTHUSIASM INTO THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY
phonemes: pˈɑːlətˌɪks wɜː nˈaʊ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ təbi ðə wˈʌn ɐbsˈɔːɹbɪŋ sˈʌbdʒɛkt hˌuːz pˈæɹəmˌaʊnt ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns dwˈɔːɹft ˈɛvɹi ˈʌðɚ; ænd mˈædəm də stˈeɪl, ˈɔːlweɪz ɪnðə vˈæŋɡɑːɹd ʌv aɪdˈiəz, θɹˈuː hɜːsˈɛlf wɪð kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm ˌɪntʊ ðə kwˈɛstʃənz ʌvðə dˈeɪ.