text_original: New Orleans was awake. A gay and laughing throng paced the esplanade on the levee under the willows, with here and there a cavalier on horseback on the Royal Road below.
text_transcription: NEW ORLEANS WAS AWAKE A GAY AND LAUGHING THRONG PACED THE ESPLANADE ON THE LEVEE UNDER THE WILLOWS WITH HERE AND THERE A CAVALIER ON HORSEBACK ON THE ROYAL ROAD BELOW
phonemes: nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz wʌz ɐwˈeɪk. ɐ ɡˈeɪ ænd lˈæfɪŋ θɹˈɔŋ pˈeɪst ðɪ ˈɛsplɐnˌeɪd ɔnðə lˈɛviː ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈɪloʊz, wɪð hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ ɐ kˌævɐlˈɪɹ ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk ɔnðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɹˈoʊd bᵻlˈoʊ.