text_original: We walked on, and halfway down the block we came upon a new house with more pretensions than its neighbors. It was set back a little from the street, and there was a high adobe wall into which a pair of gates were set, and a wicket opening in one of them.
text_transcription: WE WALKED ON AND HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK WE CAME UPON A NEW HOUSE WITH MORE PRETENSIONS THAN ITS NEIGHBORS IT WAS SET BACK A LITTLE FROM THE STREET AND THERE WAS A HIGH ADOBE WALL INTO WHICH A PAIR OF GATES WERE SET AND A WICKED OPENING IN ONE OF THEM
phonemes: wiː wˈɔːkt ˈɔn, ænd hˈæfweɪ dˌaʊn ðə blˈɑːk wiː kˈeɪm əpˌɑːn ɐ nˈuː hˈaʊs wɪð mˈɔːɹ pɹɪtˈɛnʃənz ðɐn ɪts nˈeɪbɚz. ɪt wʌz sˈɛt bˈæk ɐ lˈɪɾəl fɹʌmðə stɹˈiːt, ænd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ hˈaɪ ɐdˈoʊbi wˈɔːl ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ ɐ pˈɛɹ ʌv ɡˈeɪts wɜː sˈɛt, ænd ɐ wˈɪkɪt ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm.