text_original: Of Europe, Ticknor said, "she despaired." She might well do so, for the era then beginning was one with which she could not have sympathised. Whatever its virtues, its force, its promise, the oracles by which it was inspired must have sounded strange in her ears.
text_transcription: OF EUROPE TICKNAR SAID SHE DESPAIRED SHE MIGHT WELL DO SO FOR THE ERA THEN BEGINNING WAS ONE WITH WHICH SHE COULD NOT HAVE SYMPATHIZED WHATEVER ITS VIRTUES ITS FORCE ITS PROMISE THE ORACLES BY WHICH IT WAS INSPIRED MUST HAVE SOUNDED STRANGE IN HER EARS
phonemes: ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp, tˈɪknɚ sˈɛd, "ʃiː dᵻspˈɛɹd." ʃiː mˌaɪt wˈɛl dˈuː soʊ, fɚðɪ ˈiəɹə ðˈɛn bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wʌz wˈʌn wɪð wˌɪtʃ ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv sˈɪmpəθˌaɪzd. wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɪts vˈɜːtʃuːz, ɪts fˈɔːɹs, ɪts pɹˈɑːmɪs, ðɪ ˈɔːɹəkəlz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz ɪnspˈaɪɚd mˈʌstɐv sˈaʊndᵻd stɹˈeɪndʒ ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɪɹz.