text_original: Their fears are perhaps pretty and at  tractive to men, but they reduce them to such a degree of imbecility that they will start ** from the frown of an old cow or the jump of a mouse,'' and a rat becomes a serious danger.
text_transcription: THEIR FEARS ARE PERHAPS PRETTY AND ATTRACTIVE TO MEN BUT THEY REDUCE THEM TO SUCH A DEGREE OF IMBECILITY THAT THEY START FROM THE FROWN OF AN OLD COW OR THE JUMP OF A MOUSE AND A RAT BECOMES A SERIOUS DANGER
phonemes: ðɛɹ fˈɪɹz ɑːɹ pɚhˈæps pɹˈɪɾi ænd æt tɹˈæktɪv tə mˈɛn, bˌʌt ðeɪ ɹᵻdˈuːs ðˌɛm tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ɪmbɪsˈɪlᵻɾi ðæt ðeɪ wɪl stˈɑːɹt ˈæstɚɹˌɪskɐstɚɹˌɪsk fɹʌmðə fɹˈaʊn əvən ˈoʊld kˈaʊ ɔːɹ ðə dʒˈʌmp əvə mˈaʊs,ænd ɐ ɹˈæt bɪkˌʌmz ɐ sˈɪɹiəs dˈeɪndʒɚ.