text_original: Events, however, were progressing rapidly, and, in spite of the engagement never to sign a peace entered into by the Czar with Bernadotte at Abo, the battle of Borodino and the taking of Moscow filled most people with dis  12 Digitized by VjOOQIC 178 MADAME DE STAEVS may.
text_transcription: EVENTS HOWEVER WERE PROGRESSING RAPIDLY AND IN SPITE OF THE ENGAGEMENT NEVER TO SIGN A PIECE ENTERED INTO BY THE CZAR WITH BERNADOTTE AT ABO THE BATTLE OF BORODINO AND THE TAKING OF MOSCOW FILLED MOST PEOPLE WITH DISMAY
phonemes: ᵻvˈɛnts, haʊˈɛvɚ, wɜː pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪŋ ɹˈæpɪdli, ænd, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt nˈɛvɚ tə sˈaɪn ɐ pˈiːs ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ baɪ ðə zˈɑːɹ wɪð bˈɜːnɐdˌɑːt æɾ ɐbˈoʊ, ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv bˌɔːɹədˈiːnoʊ ænd ðə tˈeɪkɪŋ ʌv mˈɑːskoʊ fˈɪld mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl wɪð dˈɪs twˈɛlv dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈiːvz mˈeɪ.