text_original: Once begun, the recovery of the empress was rapid, but the disease did not leave her scathless ; she ever after bore its marks, and lost much of her former comeliness.
text_transcription: ONCE BEGUN THE RECOVERY OF THE EMPRESS WAS RAPID BUT THE DISEASE DID NOT LEAVE HER SCATHLESS SHE EVER AFTER BORE ITS MARKS AND LOST MUCH OF HER FORMER COMELINESS
phonemes: wˈʌns bɪɡˈʌn, ðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs wʌz ɹˈæpɪd, bˌʌt ðə dɪzˈiːz dɪdnˌɑːt lˈiːv hɜː skˈæθləs ; ʃiː ˈɛvɚɹ ˈæftɚ bˈɔːɹ ɪts mˈɑːɹks, ænd lˈɔst mˈʌtʃ ʌv hɜː fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈʌmlɪnəs.