text_original: She had been beautiful in her early days, and had retained some of her charms after she had long left her prime behind. She had sweet and gracious manners ; was able to bear a brilliant part in conversation even with men of intellect and culture. She spoke with fluency English, French, Italian, and Dutch, and she aston  ished many a foreign envoy, who was new to her court, when he found that she could talk with him in his own language.
text_transcription: SHE HAD BEEN BEAUTIFUL IN HER EARLY DAYS AND HAD RETAINED SOME OF HER CHARMS AFTER SHE HAD LONG LEFT HER PRIME BEHIND SHE HAD SWEET AND GRACIOUS MANNERS WAS ABLE TO BEAR A BRILLIANT PART IN CONVERSATION EVEN WITH MEN OF INTELLECT AND CULTURE SHE SPOKE WITH FLUENCY ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN AND DUTCH AND SHE ASTONISHED MANY A FOREIGN ENVOY WHO WAS NEW TO HER COURT WHEN HE FOUND THAT SHE COULD TALK WITH THEM IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE
phonemes: ʃiː hɐdbɪn bjˈuːɾifəl ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɜːli dˈeɪz, ænd hæd ɹᵻtˈeɪnd sˌʌm ʌv hɜː tʃˈɑːɹmz ˈæftɚ ʃiː hæd lˈɔŋ lˈɛft hɜː pɹˈaɪm bᵻhˈaɪnd. ʃiː hæd swˈiːt ænd ɡɹˈeɪʃəs mˈænɚz ; wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə bˈɛɹ ɐ bɹˈɪliənt pˈɑːɹt ɪn kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ˈiːvən wɪð mˈɛn ʌv ˈɪntəlˌɛkt ænd kˈʌltʃɚ. ʃiː spˈoʊk wɪð flˈuːənsi ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, fɹˈɛntʃ, ɪtˈæliən, ænd dˈʌtʃ, ænd ʃiː ɐstˈɑːn ˈɪʃt mˈɛni ɐ fˈɔːɹən ˈɛnvɔɪ, hˌuː wʌz nˈuː tə hɜː kˈɔːɹt, wˌɛn hiː fˈaʊnd ðæt ʃiː kʊd tˈɔːk wɪð hˌɪm ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.