text_original: Anne was disinclined even to talk about the Electress Sophia and her son, and showed in this way the habit common to many persons not very strong of will or temperament — the habit of acting as if a refusal to speak of a disagreeable pro  spect could have the effect of putting the prospect off to a greater distance.
text_transcription: ANNE WAS DISINCLINED EVEN TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTRESS SOPHIA AND HER SON AND SHOWED IN THIS WAY THE HABIT COMMON TO MANY PERSONS NOT VERY STRONG OF WILL OR TEMPERAMENT THE HABIT OF ACTING AS IF A REFUSAL TO SPEAK OF A DISAGREEABLE PROSPECT COULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF PUTTING THE PROSPECT OFF TO A GREATER DISTANCE
phonemes: ˈæn wʌz dˌɪsɪŋklˈaɪnd ˈiːvən tə tˈɔːk ɐbˌaʊt ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹəs soʊfˈiə ænd hɜː sˈʌn, ænd ʃˈoʊd ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ ðə hˈæbɪt kˈɑːmən tə mˈɛni pˈɜːsənz nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi stɹˈɔŋ ʌv wɪl ɔːɹ tˈɛmpɹəmənt — ðə hˈæbɪt ʌv ˈæktɪŋ æz ɪf ɐ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl tə spˈiːk əvə dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːəbəl pɹˈoʊ spˈɛkt kˌʊdɐv ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv pˈʊɾɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkt ˈɔf tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ dˈɪstəns.