text_original: Rumour had never wandered far from the truth. The Major had met his wife one night as he was coming home from his club. They seemed to suit one another; he saw her frequently for several months, and then, fearing to lose her, in a sudden access of jealousy  he had some time before been bitterly jilted  he proposed to marry her.
text_transcription: RUMOUR HAD NEVER WANDERED FAR FROM THE TRUTH THE MAJOR HAD MET HIS WIFE ONE NIGHT AS HE WAS COMING HOME FROM HIS CLUB THEY SEEMED TO SUIT ONE ANOTHER HE SAW HER FREQUENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN FEARING TO LOSE HER IN A SUDDEN ACCESS OF JEALOUSY HE HAD SOME TIME BEFORE BEEN BITTERLY JILTED HE PROPOSED TO MARRY HER
phonemes: ɹˈuːmɚ hæd nˈɛvɚ wˈɔndɚd fˈɑːɹ fɹʌmðə tɹˈuːθ. ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ hæd mˈɛt hɪz wˈaɪf wˈʌn nˈaɪt æz hiː wʌz kˈʌmɪŋ hˈoʊm fɹʌm hɪz klˈʌb. ðeɪ sˈiːmd tə sˈuːt wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ; hiː sˈɔː hɜː fɹˈiːkwəntli fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl mˈʌnθs, ænd ðˈɛn, fˈɪɹɪŋ tə lˈuːz hɜː, ɪn ɐ sˈʌdən ˈæksɛs ʌv dʒˈɛləsi hiː hˌæd sʌm tˈaɪm bᵻfˌɔːɹ bˌɪn bˈɪɾɚli dʒˈɪltᵻd hiː pɹəpˈoʊzd tə mˈæɹi hɜː.