text_original: He had not spoken to me of his mother save that once, and I had no means of knowing whether his feeling for the girl might not soften his anger against her. I have never lacked the courage to come to the point, but there was still the chance that I might be mistaken in this after all.
text_transcription: HE HAD NOT SPOKEN TO ME OF HIS MOTHER SAVE THAT ONCE AND I HAD NO MEANS OF KNOWING WHETHER HIS FEELING FOR THE GIRL MIGHT NOT SOFTEN HIS ANGER AGAINST HER I HAVE NEVER LACKED THE COURAGE TO COME TO THE POINT BUT THERE WAS STILL THE CHANCE THAT I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN IN THIS AFTER ALL
phonemes: hiː hæd nˌɑːt spˈoʊkən tə mˌiː ʌv hɪz mˈʌðɚ sˈeɪv ðæt wˈʌns, ænd aɪ hæd nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ʌv nˈoʊɪŋ wˈɛðɚ hɪz fˈiːlɪŋ fɚðə ɡˈɜːl mˌaɪt nˌɑːt sˈɔfən hɪz ˈæŋɡɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst hɜː. aɪ hæv nˈɛvɚ lˈækt ðə kˈɜːɹɪdʒ tə kˈʌm tə ðə pˈɔɪnt, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz stˈɪl ðə tʃˈæns ðæt aɪ mˌaɪt biː mɪstˈeɪkən ɪn ðɪs ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl.