text_original: For the last fortnight he had been fighting with himself — sturdily and honestly — in the heroic desire to put away this one fatal thought from his mind; and now the girl for whose sake he had been doing battle with his own selfishness, struck the tenderest of all chords with her ignorant hand, and wounded her victim to the very quick.
text_transcription: FOR THE LAST FORTNIGHT HE HAD BEEN FIGHTING WITH HIMSELF STURDILY AND HONESTLY IN THE HEROIC DESIRE TO PUT AWAY THIS ONE FATAL THOUGHT FROM HIS MIND AND NOW THE GIRL FOR WHOSE SAKE HE HAD BEEN DOING BATTLE WITH HIS OWN SELFISHNESS STRUCK THE TENDEREST OF ALL CHORDS WITH HER IGNORANT HAND AND WOUNDED HER VICTIM TO THE VERY QUICK
phonemes: fɚðə lˈæst fˈɔːɹtnaɪt hiː hɐdbɪn fˈaɪɾɪŋ wɪð hɪmsˈɛlf — stˈɜːdili ænd ˈɑːnɪstli — ɪnðə hɪɹˈoʊɪk dɪzˈaɪɚ tə pˌʊt ɐwˈeɪ ðˈɪswˌʌn fˈeɪɾəl θˈɔːt fɹʌm hɪz mˈaɪnd; ænd nˈaʊ ðə ɡˈɜːl fɔːɹ hˌuːz sˈeɪk hiː hɐdbɪn dˌuːɪŋ bˈæɾəl wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn sˈɛlfɪʃnəs, stɹˈʌk ðə tˈɛndɚɹɪst ʌv ˈɔːl kˈɔːɹdz wɪð hɜːɹ ˈɪɡnɚɹənt hˈænd, ænd wˈuːndᵻd hɜː vˈɪktɪm tə ðə vˈɛɹi kwˈɪk.