text_original: Heaven knows how much of my happiness hung on the answer ; but I couldn't have screwed any poetry out of myself to save my life. I could only tell her the honest truth — that I loved her as well as man ever loved woman.'
text_transcription: HEAVEN KNOWS HOW MUCH OF MY HAPPINESS HUNG ON THE ANSWER BUT I COULDN'T HAVE SCREWED ANY POETRY OUT OF MYSELF TO SAVE MY LIFE I COULD ONLY TELL HER THE HONEST TRUTH THAT I LOVED HER AS WELL AS MAN EVER LOVED WOMAN
phonemes: hˈɛvən nˈoʊz hˌaʊ mˈʌtʃ ʌv maɪ hˈæpɪnəs hˈʌŋ ɔnðɪ ˈænsɚ ; bˌʌt aɪ kˌʊdəntəv skɹˈuːd ˌɛni pˈoʊɪtɹi ˌaʊɾəv maɪsˈɛlf tə sˈeɪv maɪ lˈaɪf. aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli tˈɛl hɜː ðɪ ˈɑːnɪst tɹˈuːθ — ðæt aɪ lˈʌvd hɜːɹ æz wˈɛl æz mˈæn ˈɛvɚ lˈʌvd wˈʊmən.