text_original: The crimes and horrors that stared them in the face were so appalling that desire to seek out imaginary ones in their neigh  bours was lost. As far as can be known from Mary's letters, her connection with Imlay did not take &om her the position she had held in the English colony.
text_transcription: THE CRIMES AND HORRORS THAT STARED THEM IN THE FACE WERE SO APPALLING THAT DESIRE TO SEEK OUT IMAGINARY ONES IN THEIR NEIGHBORS WAS LOST AS FAR AS CAN BE KNOWN FROM MARY'S LETTERS HER CONNECTION WITH EMILY DID NOT TAKE FROM HER THE POSITION SHE HAD HELD IN THE ENGLISH COLONY
phonemes: ðə kɹˈaɪmz ænd hˈɔɹɚz ðæt stˈɛɹd ðˌɛm ɪnðə fˈeɪs wɜː sˌoʊ ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ ðæt dɪzˈaɪɚ tə sˈiːk ˈaʊt ɪmˈædʒɪnˌɛɹi wˈʌnz ɪn ðɛɹ nˈeɪ bˈɜːz wʌz lˈɔst. æz fˈɑːɹ æz kæn biː nˈoʊn fɹʌm mˈɛɹiz lˈɛɾɚz, hɜː kənˈɛkʃən wɪð ɪmlˈeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk ænd ˈɑːm hɜː ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʃiː hæd hˈɛld ɪnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɑːləni.