text_original: My first choice was _A Frightful Play of Pirates_. In the word _frightful_ lay the double meaning that I wanted. It held up my hands, as it were, for mercy.
text_transcription: MY FIRST CHOICE WAS A FRIGHTFUL PLAY OF PIRATES IN THE WORD FRIGHTFUL LAY THE DOUBLE MEANING THAT I WANTED IT HELD UP MY HANDS AS IT WERE FOR MERCY
phonemes: maɪ fˈɜːst tʃˈɔɪs wʌzɐ fɹˈaɪtfəl plˈeɪ ʌv pˈaɪɹəts. ɪnðə wˈɜːd fɹˈaɪtfəl lˈeɪ ðə dˈʌbəl mˈiːnɪŋ ðæt aɪ wˈɔntᵻd. ɪt hˈɛld ˌʌp maɪ hˈændz, æz ɪt wɜː, fɔːɹ mˈɜːsi.