text_original: His duchess (whose courage both ex  Digitized by VjOOQIC I36 MADAME DE STAEL torted Napoleon's admiration arid saved her hus  band from further proofs of his ire) was a woman of grand character, and as great a contrast, except in what was really best in both of them, to her lively mother in law as could well be imagined.
text_transcription: HIS DUCHESS WHOSE COURAGE WHICH BOTH EXTORTED NAPOLEON'S ADMIRATION AND SAVED HER HUSBAND FROM FURTHER PROOFS OF DESIRE WAS A WOMAN OF GRAND CHARACTER AND AS GREAT A CONTRAST EXCEPT IN WHAT WAS REALLY BEST IN BOTH OF THEM TO HER LIVELY MOTHER IN LAW AS COULD WELL BE IMAGINED
phonemes: hɪz dˈʌtʃɛs (hˌuːz kˈɜːɹɪdʒ bˈoʊθ ˈɛks dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk aɪ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl tˈɔːɹɾᵻd nɐpˈoʊlɪənz ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən ˈæɹɪd sˈeɪvd hɜː hˈuːz bˈænd fɹʌm fˈɜːðɚ pɹˈuːfs ʌv hɪz ˈaɪɚ) wʌzɐ wˈʊmən ʌv ɡɹˈænd kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd æz ɡɹˈeɪt ɐ kˈɑːntɹæst, ɛksˈɛpt ɪn wʌt wʌz ɹˈiəli bˈɛst ɪn bˈoʊθ ʌv ðˌɛm, tə hɜː lˈaɪvli mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː æz kʊd wˈɛl biː ɪmˈædʒɪnd.