text_original: And she seems to us like some calm and gentle abbess, ruling rather a convent than a court. It v/as, indeed, a quiet and orderly existence which she led, supervising her charities, ordering her house  hold, maintaining an immense correspondence.
text_transcription: AND SHE SEEMS TO US LIKE SOME CALM AND GENTLE ABBESS RULING RATHER A CONVENT THAN A COURT IT WAS INDEED A QUIET AND ORDERLY EXISTENCE WHICH SHE LED SUPERVISING HER CHARITIES ORDERING HER HOUSEHOLD MAINTAINING AN IMMENSE CORRESPONDENCE
phonemes: ænd ʃiː sˈiːmz tʊ ˌʌs lˈaɪk sˌʌm kˈɑːm ænd dʒˈɛntəl ˈæbɛs, ɹˈuːlɪŋ ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ kˈɑːnvənt ðˌænə kˈɔːɹt. ɪt vˈiː slˈæʃ æz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɐ kwˈaɪət ænd ˈɔːɹdɚli ɛɡzˈɪstəns wˌɪtʃ ʃiː lˈɛd, sˈuːpɚvˌaɪzɪŋ hɜː tʃˈæɹᵻɾiz, ˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ hɜː hˈaʊs hˈoʊld, meɪntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐn ɪmˈɛns kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns.