text_original: Mrs. Verdon laughed. "I had my portrait painted once," she said, "but it wasn't like me  it was too intense. I couldn't look like that unless my whole nature had changed. I don't like strong feelings, they make life so uncomfortable."
text_transcription: MISSUS VERDEN LAUGHED I HAD MY PORTRAIT PAINTED ONCE SHE SAID BUT IT WASN'T LIKE ME IT WAS TOO INTENSE I COULDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT UNLESS MY WHOLE NATURE HAD CHANGED I DON'T LIKE STRONG FEELINGS THEY MAKE LIFE SO UNCOMFORTABLE
phonemes: mˈɪsɪz. vˈɜːdən lˈæft. "aɪ hæd maɪ pˈɔːɹtɹɪt pˈeɪntᵻd wˈʌns," ʃiː sˈɛd, "bˌʌt ɪt wˈʌzn̩t lˈaɪk mˌiː ɪt wʌz tˈuː ɪntˈɛns. aɪ kˌʊdənt lˈʊk lˈaɪk ðæt ʌnlˈɛs maɪ hˈoʊl nˈeɪtʃɚ hæd tʃˈeɪndʒd. aɪ dˈoʊnt lˈaɪk stɹˈɔŋ fˈiːlɪŋz, ðeɪ mˌeɪk lˈaɪf sˌoʊ ʌŋkˈʌmftəbəl."