text_original: Her beginning was so bold that I held my breath, knowing full well as I did that she had chosen the very note. "Sit down, Mr. Temple," she said. "I wish to speak to you about your mother." He stopped like a man who had been struck, straightened, and stared at her as though he had not taken her meaning. Then he swung on me. "Your mother is in New Orleans," I said. "I would have told you in Louisville had you given me the chance."
text_transcription: HER BEGINNING WAS SO BOLD THAT I HELD MY BREATH KNOWING FULL WELL AS I DID THAT SHE HAD CHOSEN THE VERY NOTE SIT DOWN MISTER TEMPLE SHE SAID I WISH TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR MOTHER HE STOPPED LIKE A MAN WHO HAD BEEN STRUCK STRAIGHTENED AND STARED AT HER AS THOUGH HE HAD NOT TAKEN HER MEANING THEN HE SWUNG ON ME YOUR MOTHER'S HENRY ORLEANS I SAID I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU IN LOUISVILLE HAD YOU GIVEN ME THE CHANCE
phonemes: hɜː bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wʌz sˌoʊ bˈoʊld ðæt aɪ hˈɛld maɪ bɹˈɛθ, nˈoʊɪŋ fˈʊl wˈɛl æz aɪ dˈɪd ðæt ʃiː hæd tʃˈoʊzən ðə vˈɛɹi nˈoʊt. "sˈɪt dˈaʊn, mˈɪstɚ. tˈɛmpəl," ʃiː sˈɛd. "aɪ wˈɪʃ tə spˈiːk tə juː ɐbˌaʊt jʊɹ mˈʌðɚ." hiː stˈɑːpt lˈaɪk ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hɐdbɪn stɹˈʌk, stɹˈeɪtənd, ænd stˈɛɹd æt hɜːɹ æz ðˌoʊ hiː hæd nˌɑːt tˈeɪkən hɜː mˈiːnɪŋ. ðˈɛn hiː swˈʌŋ ˈɔn mˌiː. "jʊɹ mˈʌðɚɹ ɪz ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz," aɪ sˈɛd. "aɪ wʊdhɐv tˈoʊld juː ɪn lˈuːizvˌɪl hæd juː ɡˈɪvən mˌiː ðə tʃˈæns."