text_original: Their meetings were informal. 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.
text_transcription: THEIR MEETINGS WERE INFORMAL 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
phonemes: ðɛɹ mˈiːɾɪŋz wɜːɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹməl. 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.