text_original: To day there would seem no possible reason for any  one in her position hesitating before accepting such an ofier; but in her time it was an unusual occur  rence for a woman to adopt literature as a profession. It is true there had been a great change since Swift declared that ''not one gentleman^s daughter in a thousand has been brought to read or understand her own natural tongue." Women had learned not only to read, but to write.
text_transcription: TO DAY THERE WOULD SEEM NO POSSIBLE REASON FOR ANY ONE IN HER POSITION HESITATING BEFORE ACCEPTING SUCH AN OFFER BUT IN HER TIME IT WAS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE FOR A WOMAN TO ADOPT LITERATURE AS A PROFESSION IT IS TRUE THERE HAD BEEN A GREAT CHANGE SINCE SWIFT DECLARED THAT NOT ONE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER IN A THOUSAND HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO READ OR UNDERSTAND HER OWN NATURAL TONGUE WOMEN HAD LEARNED NOT ONLY TO READ BUT TO WRITE
phonemes: tə dˈeɪ ðɛɹ wʊd sˈiːm nˈoʊ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ ˌɛni wˈʌn ɪn hɜː pəzˈɪʃən hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐksˈɛptɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɑːfaɪɚ; bˌʌt ɪn hɜː tˈaɪm ɪt wʌz ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl əkˈɜː ɹˈɛns fɚɹə wˈʊmən tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ æz ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃən. ɪɾ ɪz tɹˈuː ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt tʃˈeɪndʒ sˈɪns swˈɪft dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt nˌɑːt wˈʌn dʒˈɛntəlmən ˈɛs dˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪn ɐ θˈaʊzənd hˈæzbiːn bɹˈɔːt tə ɹˈiːd ɔːɹ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hɜːɹ ˈoʊn nˈætʃɚɹəl tˈʌŋ." wˈɪmɪn hæd lˈɜːnd nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tə ɹˈiːd, bˌʌt tə ɹˈaɪt.