text_original: Our principal care was to guard her from noise. The click of a knife or spoon on a plate or cup in the adjoining room, sent a thrill of pain to her nerve cen  tres. Only two friends were gentle enough to aid Elizabeth and me in nursing her, as she murmured, constantly: " If my husband were only here!
text_transcription: OUR PRINCIPAL CARE WAS TO GUARD HER FROM NOISE THE CLICK OF A KNIFE OR SPOON ON A PLATE OR CUP IN THE ADJOINING ROOM SENT THE THRILL OF PAIN TO HER NERVE CENTRES ONLY TWO FRIENDS WERE GENTLE ENOUGH TO AID ELIZABETH AND ME IN NURSING HER AS SHE MURMURED CONSTANTLY IF MY HUSBAND WERE ONLY HERE
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kˈɛɹ wʌz tə ɡˈɑːɹd hɜː fɹʌm nˈɔɪz. ðə klˈɪk əvə nˈaɪf ɔːɹ spˈuːn ˌɔn ɐ plˈeɪt ɔːɹ kˈʌp ɪnðɪ ɐdʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ɹˈuːm, sˈɛnt ɐ θɹˈɪl ʌv pˈeɪn tə hɜː nˈɜːv sˈɛn tɹˈɛz. ˈoʊnli tˈuː fɹˈɛndz wɜː dʒˈɛntəl ɪnˈʌf tʊ ˈeɪd ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ænd mˌiː ɪn nˈɜːsɪŋ hɜː, æz ʃiː mˈɜːmɚd, kˈɑːnstəntli: " ɪf maɪ hˈʌsbənd wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli hˈɪɹ!