ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz æz ˈælɪɡɚɹi, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪn lˈɔːɹəz fˈɜːst vˈɪzɪt tə kˈændəlfɚd wɪðˌaʊt hɜː pˈɛɹənts: ðə dʒˈɜːni fɹʌm hɜː tˈaɪni vˈɪlɪdʒ tə ðə səfˈɪstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tˈaʊn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðə tˈɛmpɚɹəl tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz ðæt wʊd ɐfˈɛkt hɜː hˈoʊl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
It appears as allegory, for example in Laura's first visit to Candleford without her parents: the journey from her tiny village to the sophisticated town representing the temporal changes that would affect her whole community.