text_original: It was like unto nothing we had ever seen, nor can I give an adequate notion of how it affected us,  such a mixture it seemed of dirt and poverty and wealth and romance.
text_transcription: IT WAS LIKE UNTO NOTHING WE HAD EVER SEEN NOR CAN I GIVE AN ADEQUATE NOTION OF HOW IT AFFECTED US SUCH A MIXTURE IT SEEMED OF DIRT AND POVERTY AND WEALTH AND ROMANCE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz lˈaɪk ˌʌntʊ nˈʌθɪŋ wiː hæd ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn, nˈɔːɹ kæn aɪ ɡˈɪv ɐn ˈædɪkwət nˈoʊʃən ʌv hˌaʊ ɪɾ ɐfˈɛktᵻd ˌʌs,  sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ɪt sˈiːmd ʌv dˈɜːt ænd pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd wˈɛlθ ænd ɹoʊmˈæns.