text_original: She stood close up to me. As she said, I could feel she was on tenterhooks. She gripped me with her hands, as if she were unwilling to let there be so much as an inch of space between us, for fear of losing a syllable of what I had to say.
text_transcription: SHE STOOD CLOSE UP TO ME AS SHE SAID I COULD FEEL SHE WAS ON TENTER HOOKS SHE GRIPPED ME WITH HER HANDS AS IF SHE WERE UNWILLING TO LET THERE BE SO MUCH AS AN INCH OF SPACE BETWEEN US FOR FEAR OF LOSING A SYLLABLE OF WHAT I HAD TO SAY
phonemes: ʃiː stˈʊd klˈoʊs ˈʌp tə mˌiː. æz ʃiː sˈɛd, aɪ kʊd fˈiːl ʃiː wʌz ˌɔn tˈɛntɚhˌʊks. ʃiː ɡɹˈɪpt mˌiː wɪð hɜː hˈændz, æz ɪf ʃiː wɜːɹ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə lˈɛt ðɛɹbˈiː sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ æz ɐn ˈɪntʃ ʌv spˈeɪs bᵻtwˈiːn ˌʌs, fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ ʌv lˈuːzɪŋ ɐ sˈɪləbəl ʌv wʌt aɪ hædtə sˈeɪ.