text_original: She could take one defect like selfishness, or one; Digitized by VjOOQIC HER WORKS. 239 passion like love, and display its workings ; or she could describe a whole character, like Napo  leon's, with marvellous penetration ; but she could not make her personages talk or act like human beings.
text_transcription: SHE COULD TAKE DEFECT LIKE SELFISHNESS OR ONE PASSION LIKE LOVE AND DISPLAY ITS WORKINGS OR SHE COULD DESCRIBE A WHOLE CHARACTER LIKE NAPOLEON'S WITH MARVELLOUS PENETRATION BUT SHE COULD NOT MAKE HER PERSONAGES TALK OR ACT LIKE HUMAN BEINGS
phonemes: ʃiː kʊd tˈeɪk wˈʌn dˈiːfɛkt lˈaɪk sˈɛlfɪʃnəs, ɔːɹ wˌʌn; dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk hɜː wˈɜːks. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn pˈæʃən lˈaɪk lˈʌv, ænd dɪsplˈeɪ ɪts wˈɜːkɪŋz ; ɔːɹ ʃiː kʊd dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɐ hˈoʊl kˈæɹɪktɚ, lˈaɪk nˈɑːpoʊ lˈiːɑːnz, wɪð mˈɑːɹvələs pˌɛnɪtɹˈeɪʃən ; bˌʌt ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk hɜː pˈɜːsənɪdʒᵻz tˈɔːk ɔːɹ ˈækt lˈaɪk hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz.