text_original: ' To stay at home to spin the wool ' was their merit in their husbands' eyes ; and in the later years of the Republic moralists spoke with grave alarm of the gayer moods and freer tone imported with the latest fashions, and feared to see their wives copy the questionable society of Greece.
text_transcription: TO STAY AT HOME TO SPIN THE WOOL WAS THEIR MERIT IN THEIR HUSBAND'S EYES AND IN THE LATER YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC MORALISTS SPOKE WITH GRAVE ALARM OF THE GAYER MOODS AND FREER TONE IMPORTED WITH THE LATEST FASHIONS AND FEARED TO SEE THEIR WIVES COPY THE QUESTIONABLE SOCIETY OF GREECE
phonemes: tə stˈeɪ æt hˈoʊm tə spˈɪn ðə wˈʊl wʌz ðɛɹ mˈɛɹɪt ɪn ðɛɹ hˈʌsbəndz ˈaɪz ; ænd ɪnðə lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk mˈɔːɹəlˌɪsts spˈoʊk wɪð ɡɹˈeɪv ɐlˈɑːɹm ʌvðə ɡˈeɪɚ mˈuːdz ænd fɹˈiːɚ tˈoʊn ɪmpˈɔːɹɾᵻd wɪððə lˈeɪɾɪst fˈæʃənz, ænd fˈɪɹd tə sˈiː ðɛɹ wˈaɪvz kˈɑːpi ðə kwˈɛstʃənəbəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɡɹˈiːs.