text_original: Here and there, between plantations, a belfry could be seen above the cluster of the little white village planted in the green; and when we went ashore amongst these simple French people they treated us with such gentle civility and kindness that we would fain have lingered there.
text_transcription: HERE AND THERE BETWEEN PLANTATIONS A BELFRY COULD BE SEEN ABOVE THE CLUSTER OF THE LITTLE WHITE VILLAGE PLANTED IN THE GREEN AND WHEN WE WENT ASHORE AMONGST THESE SIMPLE FRENCH PEOPLE THEY TREATED US WITH SUCH GENTLE CIVILITY AND KINDNESS THAT WE WOULD FAIN HAVE LINGERED THERE
phonemes: hˈɪɹ ɐnd ðˈɛɹ, bᵻtwˌiːn plæntˈeɪʃənz, ɐ bˈɛlfɹi kʊd biː sˈiːn əbˌʌv ðə klˈʌstɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɪɾəl wˈaɪt vˈɪlɪdʒ plˈæntᵻd ɪnðə ɡɹˈiːn; ænd wɛn wiː wɛnt ɐʃˈɔːɹ ɐmˌʌŋst ðiːz sˈɪmpəl fɹˈɛntʃ pˈiːpəl ðeɪ tɹˈiːɾᵻd ˌʌs wɪð sˈʌtʃ dʒˈɛntəl sɪvˈɪlᵻɾi ænd kˈaɪndnəs ðæt wiː wʊd fˈeɪn hæv lˈɪŋɡɚd ðˈɛɹ.