dᵻskɹˈaɪbd, ʃiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ ðə pˈiəɹɪəd æz ɐ pˈɪvəɾəl pˈɔɪnt ɪn ɹˈʊɹɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi: ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə kwˈaɪət, klˈoʊsnˈɪt ænd pˈiːsfəl ɹˈʊɹɹəl kˈʌltʃɚ, ɡˈʌvɚnd baɪ ðə sˈiːzənz, bɪɡˈæn ɐ tɹænsfoːɹmˈeɪʃən, θɹuː ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl mˌɛkɐnəzˈeɪʃən, bˈɛɾɚ kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈɜːbən ɛkspˈænʃən, ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈɑːmoʊdʒnˌaɪzd səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv tədˈeɪ.
described, she was able to identify the period as a pivotal point in rural history: the time when the quiet, close-knit and peaceful rural culture, governed by the seasons, began a transformation, through agricultural mechanisation, better communications and urban expansion, into the homogenised society of today.