text_original: For the habit of public readings, then so common, took to some extent the place of the journals and reviews of modern times, and brought an author into im  mediate relation with the cultivated world for whom he wrote.
text_transcription: FOR THE HABIT OF PUBLIC READINGS THEN SO COMMON TOOK TO SOME EXTENT THE PLACE OF THE JOURNALS AND REVIEWS OF MODERN TIMES AND BROUGHT AN AUTHOR INTO IMMEDIATE RELATION WITH THE CULTIVATED WORLD FOR WHOM HE WROTE
phonemes: fɚðə hˈæbɪt ʌv pˈʌblɪk ɹˈiːdɪŋz, ðˈɛn sˌoʊ kˈɑːmən, tˈʊk tə sˌʌm ɛkstˈɛnt ðə plˈeɪs ʌvðə dʒˈɜːnəlz ænd ɹᵻvjˈuːz ʌv mˈɑːdɚn tˈaɪmz, ænd bɹˈɔːt ɐn ˈɔːθɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ˈɪm mˈiːdɪˌeɪt ɹᵻlˈeɪʃən wɪððə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd wˈɜːld fɔːɹ hˈuːm hiː ɹˈoʊt.