text_original: Old acquaintances were dead, or had sought a home elsewhere. The few who were left would not, probably because of the father's disgrace, come to see her. The step mother^ the second Mrs. Wollstonecraft^ was helpful and economical; but her thrift availed little against the drunken follies of her husband.
text_transcription: OLD ACQUAINTANCES WERE DEAD OR HAD SOUGHT A HOME ELSEWHERE THE FEW WHO WERE LEFT WOULD NOT PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE FATHER'S DISGRACE COME TO SEE HER THE STEPMOTHER THE SECOND MISSUS WOLSTONCRAFT WAS HELPFUL AND ECONOMICAL BUT HER THRIFT AVAILED LITTLE AGAINST THE DRUNKEN FOLLIES OF HER HUSBAND
phonemes: ˈoʊld ɐkwˈeɪntənsᵻz wɜː dˈɛd, ɔːɹ hæd sˈɔːt ɐ hˈoʊm ˈɛlswɛɹ. ðə fjˈuː hˌuː wɜː lˈɛft wʊd nˈɑːt, pɹˈɑːbəbli bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə fˈɑːðɚz dɪsɡɹˈeɪs, kˈʌm tə sˈiː hɜː. ðə stˈɛp mˈʌðɚ ðə sˈɛkənd mˈɪsɪz. wˈoʊlstoʊŋkɹˌæft wʌz hˈɛlpfəl ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪkəl; bˌʌt hɜː θɹˈɪft ɐvˈeɪld lˈɪɾəl ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dɹˈʌŋkən fˈɑːliz ʌv hɜː hˈʌsbənd.