ðə dˈaɪɚɹi ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn pˈæst tˈɛns, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɪn pɹˈɛzənt, ðˈʌs ɪmplˈaɪɪŋ ðæt lˈiː kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɐ lˈɔŋ "ˈɛntɹi" wˌaɪl ʃiː wʌz ɪn lˈeɪbɚ ænd slˈæʃ ɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ hɜː dˈɛθ.
The diary is also written in past tense, rather than in present, thus implying that Leigh completed a long "entry" while she was in labor and/or shortly before her death.