text_original: Our progress was slow when we came at last to the belvedered plantation houses amongst the orange groves; and as we sat on the wide galleries in the summer nights, we heard all the latest gossip of the capital of Louisiana.
text_transcription: OUR PROGRESS WAS SLOW WHEN WE CAME AT LAST TO THE BELVETED PLANTATION HOUSES DOWN AMONGST THE ORANGE GROVES AND AS WE SAT ON THE WIDE GALLERIES IN THE SUMMER NIGHTS WE HEARD ALL THE LADIES GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL OF LOUISIANA
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs wʌz slˈoʊ wɛn wiː kˈeɪm æt lˈæst tə ðə bˈɛlvɛdɚd plæntˈeɪʃən hˈaʊzᵻz ɐmˌʌŋst ðɪ ˈɔɹɪndʒ ɡɹˈoʊvz; ænd æz wiː sˈæt ɔnðə wˈaɪd ɡˈælɚɹiz ɪnðə sˈʌmɚ nˈaɪts, wiː hˈɜːd ˈɔːl ðə lˈeɪɾɪst ɡˈɑːsɪp ʌvðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv luːˌiːzɪˈænə.