text_original: From the hill tops, high above that wooded valley, looking down into the sombre depths of verdure, one could see the gabled roof of the mansion, glimmering amid the woodland, like some rich jewel in its casket ; and, at a little distance, the massive square tower of an ivy  grown old church, at which a few tenant farmers about Tolldale, and the lords of the Priory and their retainers, were wont to worship.
text_transcription: FROM THE HILLTOPS HIGH ABOVE THAT WOODED VALLEY LOOKING DOWN INTO THE SOMBRE DEPTHS OF VERDURE ONE COULD SEE THE GABLED ROOF OF THE MANSION GLIMMERING AMID THE WOODLAND LIKE SOME RICH JEWEL IN ITS CASKET AND AT A LITTLE DISTANCE THE MASSIVE SQUARE TOWER OF AN IVY GROWN OLD CHURCH AT WHICH A FEW TENANT FARMERS ABOUT TOLDALE AND THE LORDS OF THE PRIORI AND THEIR RETAINERS WERE WONT TO WORSHIP
phonemes: fɹʌmðə hˈɪl tˈɑːps, hˈaɪ əbˌʌv ðæt wˈʊdᵻd vˈæli, lˈʊkɪŋ dˌaʊn ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈɑːmbɚ dˈɛpθs ʌv vˈɜːdʒɚ, wˈʌn kʊd sˈiː ðə ɡˈeɪbəld ɹˈuːf ʌvðə mˈænʃən, ɡlˈɪmɚɹɪŋ ɐmˈɪd ðə wˈʊdlənd, lˈaɪk sˌʌm ɹˈɪtʃ dʒˈuːəl ɪn ɪts kˈæskɪt ; ænd, æɾə lˈɪɾəl dˈɪstəns, ðə mˈæsɪv skwˈɛɹ tˈaʊɚɹ əvən ˈaɪvi ɡɹˈoʊn ˈoʊld tʃˈɜːtʃ, æt wˌɪtʃ ɐ fjˈuː tˈɛnənt fˈɑːɹmɚz ɐbˌaʊt tˈoʊldeɪl, ænd ðə lˈɔːɹdz ʌvðə pɹˈaɪɚɹi ænd ðɛɹ ɹᵻtˈeɪnɚz, wɜː wˈɔnt tə wˈɜːʃɪp.