text_original: Pollie pressed close to my side. The fingers of one of her hands interlaced themselves with mine ; she gripped me tighter than she perhaps thought. Her lips were near my ear ; she spoke as if she were short of breath.
text_transcription: POLLY PRESSED CLOSE TO MY SIDE THE FINGERS OF ONE OF HER HANDS INTERLACED THEMSELVES WITH MINE SHE GRIPPED ME TIGHTER THAN SHE PERHAPS THOUGHT HER LIPS WERE NEAR MY EAR SHE SPOKE AS IF SHE WERE SHORT OF BREATH
phonemes: pˈɑːli pɹˈɛst klˈoʊs tə maɪ sˈaɪd. ðə fˈɪŋɡɚz ʌv wˈʌn ʌv hɜː hˈændz ˌɪntɚlˈeɪst ðɛmsˈɛlvz wɪð mˈaɪn ; ʃiː ɡɹˈɪpt mˌiː tˈaɪɾɚ ðɐn ʃiː pɚhˈæps θˈɔːt. hɜː lˈɪps wɜː nˌɪɹ maɪ ˈɪɹ ; ʃiː spˈoʊk æz ɪf ʃiː wɜː ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv bɹˈɛθ.