text_original: It was a severe winter ; so cold, that for weeks together the delicate, declining Queen could not leave her special suite of rooms in the great castle of Pau. The deep snows retarded the arrival of the couriers from Paris, for whose coming Margaret watched and feared and hoped all day and all night.
text_transcription: IT WAS A SEVERE WINTER SO COLD THAT FOR WEEKS TOGETHER THE DELICATE DECLINING QUEEN COULD NOT LEAVE HER SPECIAL SUITE OF ROOMS IN THE GREAT CASTLE OF PAU THE DEEP SNOWS RETARDED THE ARRIVAL OF THE COURIERS FROM PARIS FOR WHOSE COMING MARGARET WATCHED AND FEARED AND HOPED ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ sᵻvˈɪɹ wˈɪntɚ ; sˌoʊ kˈoʊld, ðæt fɔːɹ wˈiːks təɡˌɛðɚ ðə dˈɛlᵻkət, dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ kwˈiːn kʊd nˌɑːt lˈiːv hɜː spˈɛʃəl swˈiːt ʌv ɹˈuːmz ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˈæsəl ʌv pˈaʊ. ðə dˈiːp snˈoʊz ɹᵻtˈɑːɹdᵻd ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌvðə kˈɜːɹɪɹz fɹʌm pˈæɹɪs, fɔːɹ hˌuːz kˈʌmɪŋ mˈɑːɹɡɹət wˈɑːtʃt ænd fˈɪɹd ænd hˈoʊpt ˈɔːl dˈeɪ ænd ˈɔːl nˈaɪt.