text_original: These social meetings formed her protest against the enormous and overcrowded gather  ings which were dignified then, as now, with the name of " society " in London, and where Ma  dame de Stael found that all intellectual enjoy  ment was smothered by sheer force of numbers.
text_transcription: THESE SOCIAL MEETINGS FORMED HER PROTEST AGAINST THE ENORMOUS AND OVER CROWDED GATHERINGS WHICH WERE DIGNIFIED THEN AS NOW WITH THE NAME OF SOCIETY IN LONDON AND WHERE MADAME DE STAEL FOUND THAT ALL INTELLECTUAL ENJOYMENT WAS SMOTHERED BY SHEER FORCE OF NUMBERS
phonemes: ðiːz sˈoʊʃəl mˈiːɾɪŋz fˈɔːɹmd hɜː pɹˈoʊtɛst ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs ænd ˌoʊvɚkɹˈaʊdᵻd ɡˈæðɚɹ ˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ wɜː dˈɪɡnᵻfˌaɪd ðˈɛn, æz nˈaʊ, wɪððə nˈeɪm ʌv " səsˈaɪəɾi " ɪn lˈʌndən, ænd wˌɛɹ mˈɑː dˈeɪm də stˈeɪl fˈaʊnd ðæt ˈɔːl ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl ɛndʒˈɔɪ mˈɛnt wʌz smˈʌðɚd baɪ ʃˈɪɹ fˈɔːɹs ʌv nˈʌmbɚz.