pɹˈæskəvɪə jˈuːɹɛvnə, ðɪ ˈɛldɚli lˈeɪdi ʌvðə hˈaʊs, wʌz vˈɛɹi kˈiːn ˌɔn ðiːz ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənts, ænd ʃiː sˈɜːvd ɡɹˈɪbɔɪˌɛdɑːv æz ɐ mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ hɪz tˌæɾɪˈɑːnə jˈuːɹɛvnə ɪn wˈoʊ fɹʌm wˈɪt
Praskovya Yurevna, the elderly lady of the house, was very keen on these entertainments, and she served Griboyedov as a model for his Tatyana Yurevna in Woe from Wit -