text_original: He had been invited to dine at Madame de Stael's ; but, when he ar  rived there, found that she was too ill to enter  tain the guests. The dinner took place all the same — for Madame de Stael invariably insisted on this, and made her daughter do the honors.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINE AT MADAME DE STAEL'S BUT WHEN HE ARRIVED THERE FOUND THAT SHE WAS TOO ILL TO ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS THE DINNER TOOK PLACE ALL THE SAME FOR MADAME DE STAEL INVARIABLY INSISTED ON THIS AND MADE HER DAUGHTER DO THE HONORS
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə dˈaɪn æt mˈædəm də stˈeɪlz ; bˌʌt, wˌɛn hiː ˈɑːɹ ɹˈaɪvd ðˈɛɹ, fˈaʊnd ðæt ʃiː wʌz tˈuː ˈɪl tʊ ˈɛntɚ tˈeɪn ðə ɡˈɛsts. ðə dˈɪnɚ tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˈɔːl ðə sˈeɪm — fɔːɹ mˈædəm də stˈeɪl ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn ðˈɪs, ænd mˌeɪd hɜː dˈɔːɾɚ dˈuː ðɪ ˈɑːnɚz.