text_original: "You sleep?" She spoke to me ; in English, which had a quaintly foreign sound ; in a bell like whisper, it was so soft and yet so clear. I did not answer ; the knot in my tongue had not yet come untied.
text_transcription: YOU SLEEP SHE SPOKE TO ME IN ENGLISH WHICH HAD A QUAINTLY FOREIGN SOUND IN A BELL LIKE WHISPER IT WAS SO SOFT AND YET SO CLEAR I DID NOT ANSWER THE KNOT IN MY TONGUE HAD NOT YET COME UNTIED
phonemes: "juː slˈiːp?" ʃiː spˈoʊk tə mˌiː ; ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, wˌɪtʃ hæd ɐ kwˈeɪntli fˈɔːɹən sˈaʊnd ; ɪn ɐ bˈɛl lˈaɪk wˈɪspɚ, ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ sˈɔft ænd jˈɛt sˌoʊ klˈɪɹ. aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ˈænsɚ ; ðə nˈɑːt ɪn maɪ tˈʌŋ hæd nˌɑːt jˈɛt kˈʌm ʌntˈaɪd.