text_original: It was a strange prompting. "If it had been, I could have taken no better care of it," I answered, and I held it towards her. She took it simply. "And the handkerchief?" she said. "The handkerchief was Polly Ann's," I answered. She stopped to pick a second flower that had grown by the first.
text_transcription: IT WAS A STRANGE PROMPTING IF IT HAD BEEN I COULD HAVE TAKEN NO BETTER CARE OF IT I ANSWERED AND I HELD IT TOWARDS HER SHE TOOK IT SIMPLY AND THE HANDKERCHIEF SHE SAID THE HANDKERCHIEF WAS POLLY ANNE'S I ANSWERED SHE STOPPED TO PICK A SECOND FLOWER THAT HAD GROWN BY THE FIRST
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ pɹˈɑːmptɪŋ. "ɪf ɪt hɐdbɪn, aɪ kˌʊdɐv tˈeɪkən nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ kˈɛɹ ʌv ɪt," aɪ ˈænsɚd, ænd aɪ hˈɛld ɪt təwˈɔːɹdz hɜː. ʃiː tˈʊk ɪt sˈɪmpli. "ænd ðə hˈændkɚtʃˌiːf?" ʃiː sˈɛd. "ðə hˈændkɚtʃˌiːf wʌz pˈɑːli ˈænz," aɪ ˈænsɚd. ʃiː stˈɑːpt tə pˈɪk ɐ sˈɛkənd flˈaʊɚ ðæt hæd ɡɹˈoʊn baɪ ðə fˈɜːst.