text_original: There was the lodge, with its iron gates shut, and the wall which Nick had threatened to climb. As I passed the great square of the new barracks, a sereno (so the night watchmen were called) was crying the hour.
text_transcription: THERE WAS THE LODGE WITH ITS IRON GATE SHUT AND THE WALL WHICH NICK HAD THREATENED TO CLIMB AS I PASSED THE GREAT SQUARE OF THE NEW BARRACKS A SORRENO SO THE NIGHT WATCHMEN WERE CALLED WAS CRYING THE HOUR
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ðə lˈɑːdʒ, wɪð ɪts ˈaɪɚn ɡˈeɪts ʃˈʌt, ænd ðə wˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ nˈɪk hæd θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə klˈaɪm. æz aɪ pˈæst ðə ɡɹˈeɪt skwˈɛɹ ʌvðə nˈuː bˈɛɹəks, ɐ sɛɹˈɛnoʊ (sˌoʊ ðə nˈaɪt wˈɑːtʃmɛn wɜː kˈɔːld) wʌz kɹˈaɪɪŋ ðɪ ˈaʊɚ.