text_original: " I am serious. "Why, this is a matter of life or death to me. But I pleaded so hard for a June wedding — and to no purpose. I talked with the artfulness of the first Tempter— I tried to play upon her vanities as an artist. All in Tain
text_transcription: I AM SERIOUS WHY THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH TO ME BUT I PLEADED SO HARD FOR A JUNE WEDDING AND TO NO PURPOSE I TALKED WITH THE ARTFULNESS OF THE FIRST TEMPTER I TRIED TO PLAY UPON HER VANITIES AS AN ARTIST ALL IN VAIN
phonemes: " aɪɐm sˈɪɹiəs. "wˈaɪ, ðɪs ɪz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv lˈaɪf ɔːɹ dˈɛθ tə mˌiː. bˌʌt aɪ plˈiːdᵻd sˌoʊ hˈɑːɹd fɚɹə dʒˈuːn wˈɛdɪŋ — ænd tə nˈoʊ pˈɜːpəs. aɪ tˈɔːkt wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹtfəlnəs ʌvðə fˈɜːst tˈɛmptɚ— aɪ tɹˈaɪd tə plˈeɪ əpˌɑːn hɜː vˈænᵻɾiz æz ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪst. ˈɔːl ɪn tˈeɪn