text_original: Womanlike, everything has given way to the awful thought, that this unknown had not been unknown to him, and that perhaps he had admired  loved     "Couldn't hold a candle to you," says he, laughing in spite of himself at her expression which, indeed, is nearly tragic.
text_transcription: WOMAN LIKE EVERYTHING HAS GIVEN WAY TO THE AWFUL THOUGHT THAT THIS UNKNOWN HAD NOT BEEN UNKNOWN TO HIM AND THAT PERHAPS HE HAD ADMIRED LOVED COULDN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU SAYS HE LAUGHING IN SPITE OF HIMSELF AT HER EXPRESSION WHICH INDEED IS NEARLY TRAGIC
phonemes: wˈʊmənlˌaɪk, ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ hɐz ɡˈɪvən wˈeɪ tə ðɪ ˈɔːfəl θˈɔːt, ðæt ðɪs ʌnnˈoʊn hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ʌnnˈoʊn tə hˌɪm, ænd ðæt pɚhˈæps hiː hæd ɐdmˈaɪɚd lˈʌvd     "kˌʊdənt hˈoʊld ɐ kˈændəl tə juː," sˈɛz hiː, lˈæfɪŋ ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf æt hɜːɹ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən wˈɪtʃ, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪz nˌɪɹli tɹˈædʒɪk.