text_original: It was such a difficult question, to say nothing of its delicacy. Of course I had had lovers, of a sort One need not give a list, but there had been incidents. At the same time it was not easy to enter into particulars, at a moment's notice, to a perfect stranger, under such conditions as obtained just then.
text_transcription: IT WAS SUCH A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO SAY NOTHING OF ITS DELICACY OF COURSE I HAD HAD LOVERS OF A SORT ONE NEED NOT GIVE A LIST BUT THERE HAD BEEN INCIDENTS AT THE SAME TIME IT WAS NOT EASY TO ENTER INTO PARTICULARS AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO A PERFECT STRANGER UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AS OBTAINED JUST THEN
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˈʌtʃ ɐ dˈɪfɪkəlt kwˈɛstʃən, tə sˈeɪ nˈʌθɪŋ ʌv ɪts dˈɛlɪkəsi. ʌv kˈɔːɹs aɪ hæd hæd lˈʌvɚz, əvə sˈɔːɹt wˈʌn nˈiːd nˌɑːt ɡˈɪv ɐ lˈɪst, bˌʌt ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn ˈɪnsɪdənts. æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚz, æɾə mˈoʊmənts nˈoʊɾɪs, tʊ ɐ pˈɜːfɛkt stɹˈeɪndʒɚ, ˌʌndɚ sˈʌtʃ kəndˈɪʃənz æz əbtˈeɪnd dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn.