How to pronounce “maidenhood” in English

"Marriage," Tina snorted, "and yet I look at them and I'm jealous." This set Kathy off again. "Marriage is why I savemy maidenhood," she recited. "Believing that true love waits, I make a commitment to God, myself, my family, my friends, my future mate, and my futurechildren to a lifetime of purity. I promise sexual abstinence from this day until the day I enter biblical matrimony."