text_original: It is the pet name by which one is known to one's — friends ! " There was a slight pause before " friends "; as if she hesitated whether or not to substitute another word. I should have liked to have inquired what the jest was, but there was something in her bearing which suggested that it was so personal to herself that I did not dare.
text_transcription: IT IS THE PET NAME BY WHICH ONE IS KNOWN TO ONCE FRIENDS THERE WAS A SLIGHT PAUSE BEFORE FRIENDS AS IF SHE HESITATED WHETHER OR NOT TO SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER WORD I SHOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE INQUIRED WHAT THE JEST WAS BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER BEARING WHICH SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS SO PERSONAL TO HERSELF THAT I DID NOT DARE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ðə pˈɛt nˈeɪm baɪ wˌɪtʃ wˈʌn ɪz nˈoʊn tə wˌʌnz — fɹˈɛndz ! " ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ slˈaɪt pˈɔːz bᵻfˈɔːɹ " fɹˈɛndz "; æz ɪf ʃiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd wˈɛðɚ ɔːɹ nˌɑːt tə sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɜːd. aɪ ʃˌʊdəv lˈaɪkt tə hæv ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd wʌt ðə dʒˈɛst wʌz, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌʌz sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪn hɜː bˈɛɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz sˌoʊ pˈɜːsənəl tə hɜːsˈɛlf ðæt aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt dˈɛɹ.