text_original: The arched door was perfect in its proportions, and the big stone hall was cool and inviting. But once inside, Dick suddenly realized that somebody had had the sense, while preserving all the quaintness of a building of at least a hundred years before, so to fashion and enlarge it as to make a thoroughly comfortable, modern hotel. His curiosity was piqued, though it happened to be years before he learned how the Paradise had been preserved.
text_transcription: THE ARCHED DOOR WAS PERFECT IN ITS PROPORTIONS AND THE BIG STONE HALL WAS COOL AND INVITING BUT ONCE INSIDE DICK SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT SOMEBODY HAD HAD THE SENSE WHILE PRESERVING ALL THE QUAINTNESS OF A BUILDING OF AT LEAST A HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE SO TO FASHION AND ENLARGE IT AS TO MAKE IT A THOROUGHLY COMFORTABLE MODERN HOTEL HIS CURIOSITY WAS PIQUED THOUGH IT HAPPENED TO BE YEARS BEFORE HE LEARNED HOW THE PARADISE HAD BEEN PRESERVED
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːɹtʃt dˈɔːɹ wʌz pˈɜːfɛkt ɪn ɪts pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənz, ænd ðə bˈɪɡ stˈoʊn hˈɔːl wʌz kˈuːl ænd ɪnvˈaɪɾɪŋ. bˌʌt wˈʌns ɪnsˈaɪd, dˈɪk sˈʌdənli ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðæt sˈʌmbɑːdi hæd hæd ðə sˈɛns, wˌaɪl pɹɪzˈɜːvɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə kwˈeɪntnəs əvə bˈɪldɪŋ ʌv æt lˈiːst ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈɔːɹ, sˌoʊ tə fˈæʃən ænd ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒ ɪɾ æz tə mˌeɪk ɐ θˈʌɹoʊli kˈʌmftəbəl, mˈɑːdɚn hoʊtˈɛl. hɪz kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi wʌz pˈiːkt, ðˌoʊ ɪt hˈæpənd təbi jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː lˈɜːnd hˌaʊ ðə pˈæɹədˌaɪs hɐdbɪn pɹɪzˈɜːvd.