text_original: They had^ above all else^ to evade the notice of Govern  ment officers. Mary^ if she married Imlay^ would be obliged to proclaim herself a British subject^ and would thus be risking imprisonment, and perhaps death. Besides, it was very doubtful whether a marriage cere  mony performed by the French authorities would be recognized in England as valid. To Mary^ however^ this did not seem an insurmount  able obstacle to their union.
text_transcription: THEY HAD ABOVE ALL ELSE TO EVADE THE NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS MARY IF SHE MARRIED ILAIG WOULD BE OBLIGED TO PROCLAIM HERSELF A BRITISH SUBJECT AND WOULD THUS BE RISKING IMPRISONMENT AND PERHAPS DEATH BESIDES IT WAS VERY DOUBTFUL WHETHER A MARRIAGE CEREMONY PERFORMED BY THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN ENGLAND AS VALID TO MARY HOWEVER THIS DID NOT SEEM AN INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLE TO THEIR UNION
phonemes: ðeɪ hæd əbˌʌv ˈɔːl ˈɛls tʊ ɪvˈeɪd ðə nˈoʊɾɪs ʌv ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt ˈɑːfɪsɚz. mˈɛɹi ɪf ʃiː mˈæɹid ɪmlˈeɪ wʊd biː əblˈaɪdʒd tə pɹəklˈeɪm hɜːsˈɛlf ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkt ænd wʊd ðˈʌs biː ɹˈɪskɪŋ ɪmpɹˈɪzənmənt, ænd pɚhˈæps dˈɛθ. bᵻsˈaɪdz, ɪt wʌz vˈɛɹi dˈaʊtfəl wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ mˈæɹɪdʒ sˈɪɹ mˈʌni pɚfˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wʊd biː ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd æz vˈælɪd. tə mˈɛɹi haʊˈɛvɚ ðɪs dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm ɐn ɪnsɚmˈaʊnt ˈeɪbəl ˈɑːbstəkəl tə ðɛɹ jˈuːniən.