text_original: Pollie, have you ever heard of people's hair turning white in the course of a single night ? I shouldn't be at all surprised if mine did. It feels as if it were changing colour now." She stared as if she could not make me out. I wondered if she was noting the transformation which was taking place in my hair ; if it had already become so obvious.
text_transcription: POLLY HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF PEOPLE'S HAIR TURNING WHITE IN THE COURSE OF A SINGLE NIGHT I SHOULDN'T BE AT ALL SURPRISED IF MINDED IT FEELS AS IF THEY WERE CHANGING COLOUR NOW SHE STARED AS IF SHE COULD NOT MAKE ME OUT I WONDERED IF SHE WAS NOTING THE TRANSFORMATION WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE IN MY HAIR IF IT HAD ALREADY BECOME SO OBVIOUS
phonemes: pˈɑːli, hæv juː ˈɛvɚ hˈɜːd ʌv pˈiːpəlz hˈɛɹ tˈɜːnɪŋ wˈaɪt ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs əvə sˈɪŋɡəl nˈaɪt ? aɪ ʃˌʊdənt biː æɾ ˈɔːl sɚpɹˈaɪzd ɪf mˈaɪn dˈɪd. ɪt fˈiːlz æz ɪf ɪt wɜː tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ kˈʌlɚ nˈaʊ." ʃiː stˈɛɹd æz ɪf ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk mˌiː ˈaʊt. aɪ wˈʌndɚd ɪf ʃiː wʌz nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðə tɹænsfɔːɹmˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz tˈeɪkɪŋ plˈeɪs ɪn maɪ hˈɛɹ ; ɪf ɪt hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bɪkˌʌm sˌoʊ ˈɑːbviəs.