bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə skˈuːl ˈiːvən fˈʊli ɡɑːt ˈɔf ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd, ðə wˈɪmɪn hˈɜːd əvə nˈiːd fɔːɹ tˈiːtʃɚz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fɹʌm ɐ mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi pɹˈiːst hˌuː hæd əbzˈɜːvd ðɛɹ skˈuːl ˌɔn ˈæn stɹˈiːt.
Before the school even fully got off the ground, the women heard of a need for teachers in the United States from a missionary priest who had observed their school on Anne Street.