text_original: Across the Place d'Armes the spire of the parish church stood against the fading sky, and to the westward the mighty river stretched away like a gilded floor.
text_transcription: ACROSS THE PLACE DARMS THE SPIRE OF THE PARISH CHURCH STOOD AGAINST THE FADING SKY AND TO THE WESTWARD THE MIGHTY RIVER STRETCHED AWAY LIKE A GILDED FLOOR
phonemes: əkɹˌɑːs ðə plˈeɪs dˈɑːɹmz ðə spˈaɪɚɹ ʌvðə pˈæɹɪʃ tʃˈɜːtʃ stˈʊd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə fˈeɪdɪŋ skˈaɪ, ænd tə ðə wˈɛstwɚd ðə mˈaɪɾi ɹˈɪvɚ stɹˈɛtʃt ɐwˈeɪ lˈaɪk ɐ ɡˈɪldᵻd flˈɔːɹ.