text_original: They gathered together to talk about what interested them, and not to simper and smirk, and give utterance to platitudes and i^ectations, as was the case with the society to which Mary had lately been introduced. It is no wonder that Mrs. Barbauld found the evenings she spent with her publisher lively. " We protracted them sometimes till " she wrote to her brother in the course of one of her visits to London ; ^' but I am not telling tales. Ask at what time we used to separate."
text_transcription: THEY GATHERED TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT INTERESTED THEM AND NOT TO SIMPER AND SMIRK AND GIVE UTTERANCE TO PLATITUDES AND AFFECTATIONS AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE SOCIETY TO WHICH MARY HAD LATELY BEEN INTRODUCED IT WAS NO WONDER THAT MISSUS BARD THE EVENING SHE SPENT WITH HER PUBLISHER LIVELY WE PROTRACTED THEM SOMETIMES TILL SHE WROTE TO HER BROTHER IN THE COURSE OF ONE OF HER VISITS TO LONDON BUT I AM NOT TELLING TALES ASK AT WHAT TIME WE USED TO SEPARATE
phonemes: ðeɪ ɡˈæðɚd təɡˌɛðɚ tə tˈɔːk ɐbˌaʊt wʌt ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ðˌɛm, ænd nˌɑːt tə sˈɪmpɚ ænd smˈɜːk, ænd ɡˈɪv ˈʌɾɚɹəns tə plˈæɾɪtˌuːdz ænd ˈaɪ ɛktˈeɪʃənz, æz wʌzðə kˈeɪs wɪððə səsˈaɪəɾi tʊ wˌɪtʃ mˈɛɹi hæd lˈeɪtli bˌɪn ˌɪntɹədˈuːst. ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ ðæt mˈɪsɪz. bˈɑːɹbɔːld fˈaʊnd ðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋz ʃiː spˈɛnt wɪð hɜː pˈʌblɪʃɚ lˈaɪvli. " wiː pɹətɹˈæktᵻd ðˌɛm sˈʌmtaɪmz tˈɪl " ʃiː ɹˈoʊt tə hɜː bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv wˈʌn ʌv hɜː vˈɪzɪts tə lˈʌndən ; bˌʌt aɪɐm nˌɑːt tˈɛlɪŋ tˈeɪlz. ˈæsk æt wʌt tˈaɪm wiː jˈuːzd tə sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪt."