text_original: Squalidity first met our eyes. Below us, crowded between the levee and the row of houses, were dozens of squalid market stalls tended by cotton clad negroes.
text_transcription: SQUALIDITY FIRST MET OUR EYES BELOW US CROWDED BETWEEN THE LEVEE AND THE ROW OF HOUSES WERE DOZENS OF SQUALID MARKET STALLS TENDED BY COTTON CLAD NEGROES
phonemes: skwɑːlˈɪdᵻɾi fˈɜːst mˈɛt ˌaʊɚɹ ˈaɪz. bᵻlˈoʊ ˌʌs, kɹˈaʊdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈɛviː ænd ðə ɹˈoʊ ʌv hˈaʊzᵻz, wɜː dˈʌzənz ʌv skwˈɑːlɪd mˈɑːɹkɪt stˈɔːlz tˈɛndᵻd baɪ kˈɑːʔn̩ klˈæd nˈiːɡɹoʊz.