text_original: These tragic pictures were ludicrously, but by no means reassuringly relieved by the sight of placards, in the various towns where the pass  ports had to be examined, which ordained that Madame de Stael was to be submitted, wherever she appeared, to the surveillance of the police
text_transcription: THESE TRAGIC PICTURES WERE LUDICROUSLY BUT BY NO MEANS REASSURINGLY RELIEVED BY THE SIGHT OF PLACARDS IN THE VARIOUS TOWNS WHERE THE PASSPORTS HAD TO BE EXAMINED WHICH ORDAINED THAT MADAME DE STAEL WAS TO BE SUBMITTED WHEREVER SHE APPEARED TO THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE POLICE
phonemes: ðiːz tɹˈædʒɪk pˈɪktʃɚz wɜː lˈuːdɪkɹəsli, bˌʌt baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ɹˌiːəʃˈʊɹɹɪŋli ɹᵻlˈiːvd baɪ ðə sˈaɪt ʌv plˈækɑːɹdz, ɪnðə vˈɛɹiəs tˈaʊnz wˌɛɹ ðə pˈæs pˈɔːɹts hædtə biː ɛɡzˈæmɪnd, wˌɪtʃ ɔːɹdˈeɪnd ðæt mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʌz təbi səbmˈɪɾᵻd, wɛɹˈɛvɚ ʃiː ɐpˈɪɹd, tə ðə sɚvˈeɪləns ʌvðə pəlˈiːs