text_original: While pronouncing the Eng  lish and French drama to be essentially superior to the Greek, she characteristically preferred Euripides to his two mighty predecessors. The grandeur of the dominant idea of Greek tragedy ' — that, of an inevitable destiny, against which man struggles in vain — appears to have escaped her altogether.
text_transcription: WHILE PRONOUNCING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH DRAMA TO BE ESSENTIALLY SUPERIOR TO THE GREEK SHE CHARACTERISTICALLY PREFERRED EURIPEDES TO HIS TWO MIGHTY PREDECESSORS THE GRANDEUR OF THE DOMINANT IDEA OF GREEK TRAGEDY THAT OF AN INEVITABLE DESTINY AGAINST WHICH MAN STRUGGLES IN VAIN APPEARS TO HAVE ESCAPED HER ALTOGETHER
phonemes: wˌaɪl pɹənˈaʊnsɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛŋ lˈɪʃ ænd fɹˈɛntʃ dɹˈɑːmə təbi ᵻsˈɛnʃəli suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə ðə ɡɹˈiːk, ʃiː kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪkli pɹɪfˈɜːd jˈuːɹɪpˌaɪdz tə hɪz tˈuː mˈaɪɾi pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz. ðə ɡɹændˈʊɹ ʌvðə dˈɑːmɪnənt aɪdˈiə ʌv ɡɹˈiːk tɹˈædʒədi — ðˈæt, əvən ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl dˈɛstɪni, ɐɡˈɛnst wˌɪtʃ mˈæn stɹˈʌɡəlz ɪn vˈeɪn — ɐpˈɪɹz tə hæv ɛskˈeɪpt hɜːɹ ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ.