text_original: I almost wish the girls were novel readers and romantic. I declare false refinement is better than none at all ; but these girls understand several languages, and have read cartloads of history, for their mother was a prudent woman.
text_transcription: I ALMOST WISH THE GIRLS WERE NOVEL READERS AND ROMANTIC I DECLARE FALSE REFINEMENT IS BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL BUT THESE GIRLS UNDERSTAND SEVERAL LANGUAGES AND HAVE READ CART LOADS OF HISTORY FOR THEIR MOTHER WAS A PRUDENT WOMAN
phonemes: aɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst wˈɪʃ ðə ɡˈɜːlz wɜː nˈɑːvəl ɹˈiːdɚz ænd ɹoʊmˈæntɪk. aɪ dᵻklˈɛɹ fˈɔls ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ɪz bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn nˈʌn æɾ ˈɔːl ; bˌʌt ðiːz ɡˈɜːlz ˌʌndɚstˈænd sˈɛvɹəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ænd hæv ɹˈɛd kˈɑːɹtloʊdz ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi, fɔːɹ ðɛɹ mˈʌðɚ wʌzɐ pɹˈuːdənt wˈʊmən.