text_original: Behind the houses was often a kind of pink and cream paradise of flowering fruit trees, so dear to the French settlers. There were vineyards, too, and thrifty patches of vegetables, and lines of flowers set in the carefully raked mould.
text_transcription: BEHIND THE HOUSES WAS OFTEN A KIND OF PINK AND CREAM PARADISE OF FLOWERING FRUIT TREES SO DEAR TO THE FRENCH SETTLERS THERE WERE VINEYARDS TOO AND THRIFTY PATCHES OF VEGETABLES AND LINES OF FLOWERS SET IN THE CAREFULLY RAKED MOULD
phonemes: bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə hˈaʊzᵻz wʌz ˈɔfən ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv pˈɪŋk ænd kɹˈiːm pˈæɹədˌaɪs ʌv flˈaʊɚɹɪŋ fɹˈuːt tɹˈiːz, sˌoʊ dˈɪɹ tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ sˈɛtlɚz. ðɛɹwˌɜː vˈɪnjɚdz, tˈuː, ænd θɹˈɪfti pˈætʃᵻz ʌv vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəlz, ænd lˈaɪnz ʌv flˈaʊɚz sˈɛt ɪnðə kˈɛɹfəli ɹˈeɪkt mˈoʊld.