Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

As he was turning the handle of the door, his eye fell upon the portrait Basil Hallward had painted of him. He started back as if in surprise. In the dim arrested light that struggled through the cream-coloured silk blinds, the face appeared to him to be a little changed. The expression looked different. One would have said that there was a touch of cruelty in the mouth. It was certainly strange.

[əz hi wəz tɜːnɪŋ ðə ˈhændl̩ əv ðə ˈdɔː | hɪz ˈaɪ̯ fɛl əpɒn ðə ˈpɔːtrət | bæzl̩ hɔːlwəd həd ˈpeɪ̯ntɪd əv hɪm | hi stɑːtɪd ˈbæk | æz ɪf ɪn səˈpraɪ̯z ‖ ɪn ðə ˈdɪm ərɛstɪd ˈlaɪ̯t | ðət strʌɡəld θruː ðə kriːmkʌləd ˈsɪlk blaɪ̯ndz | ðə ˈfeɪ̯s əpɪə̯d tə hɪm | tə bi ə lɪtl̩ ˈʧeɪ̯nʤd ‖ ði ɪkˈsprɛʃn̩ lʊkt ˈdɪfrənt ‖ wʌn wʊd həv ˈsɛd | ðət ðɛə̯ wəz ə tʌʧ əv ˈkruːəlti ɪn ðə maʊ̯θ ‖ ɪt wəz sɜːtn̩li ˈstreɪ̯nʤ]

[əz hi wəz tɝːnɪŋ ðə ˈhændl̩ əv ðə ˈdɔːr | hɪz ˈaɪ̯ fɛl əpɑːn ðə ˈpɔːrtrət | bæzl̩ hɔːlwɚd həd ˈpeɪ̯ntɪd əv hɪm | hi stɑːrtɪd ˈbæk | æz ɪf ɪn sɚˈpraɪ̯z ‖ ɪn ðə ˈdɪm ərɛstɪd ˈlaɪ̯t | ðət strʌɡəld θruː ðə kriːmkʌlɚd ˈsɪlk blaɪ̯ndz | ðə ˈfeɪ̯s əpɪrd tə hɪm | tə bi ə lɪtl̩ ˈʧeɪ̯nʤd ‖ ði ɪkˈsprɛʃn̩ lʊkt ˈdɪfrənt ‖ wʌn wʊd həv ˈsɛd | ðət ðɛr wəz ə tʌʧ əv ˈkruːəlti ɪn ðə maʊ̯θ ‖ ɪt wəz sɝːtn̩li ˈstreɪ̯nʤ]