text_original: He was glad to be released from his work, pleased at the prospect of a few hours^idlenessln the foreign city. Many people, inhabitants and visitors, thought Paris dull, dreary, and deserted in this hot August weather, but it was a delightful change from the Pilasters and the primseval solitudes of Northum  berland Square, that quaint, grim quadrangle of big houses, whose prim middle class inhabitants looked coldly over their smart wire window blinds at poor Richard's shabby coat. Mr.
text_transcription: HE WAS GLAD TO BE RELEASED FROM HIS WORK PLEASED AT THE PROSPECT OF A FEW HOURS IDLENESS IN THE FOREIGN CITY MANY PEOPLE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS THOUGHT PARIS DULL DREARY AND DESERTED IN THIS HOT AUGUST WEATHER BUT IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL CHANGE FROM THE PILASTERS AND THE PRIMEVAL SOLITUDES OF NORTHUMBERLAND SQUARE THAT QUAINT GRIM QUADRANGLE OF BIG HOUSES WHOSE PRIMIDAL CLASS INHABITANTS LOOKED COLDLY OVER THEIR SMART WIRE WINDOW BLINDS AT POOR RICHARD'S SHABBY COAT MISTER
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɡlˈæd təbi ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌm hɪz wˈɜːk, plˈiːzd æt ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkt əvə fjˈuː ˈaʊɚz ˈaɪdəlnˌɛsln ðə fˈɔːɹən sˈɪɾi. mˈɛni pˈiːpəl, ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ænd vˈɪzɪɾɚz, θˈɔːt pˈæɹɪs dˈʌl, dɹˈɪɹi, ænd dᵻzˈɜːɾᵻd ɪn ðɪs hˈɑːt ˈɔːɡəst wˈɛðɚ, bˌʌt ɪt wʌzɐ dᵻlˈaɪtfəl tʃˈeɪndʒ fɹʌmðə pˈɪlæstɚz ænd ðə pɹˈɪmsɛvəl sˈɑːlɪtˌuːdz ʌv nˈɔːɹθəm bˈɜːlənd skwˈɛɹ, ðæt kwˈeɪnt, ɡɹˈɪm kwˈɑːdɹæŋɡəl ʌv bˈɪɡ hˈaʊzᵻz, hˌuːz pɹˈɪm mˈɪdəl klˈæs ɪnhˈæbɪtənts lˈʊkt kˈoʊldli ˌoʊvɚ ðɛɹ smˈɑːɹt wˈaɪɚ wˈɪndoʊ blˈaɪndz æt pˈʊɹ ɹˈɪtʃɚdz ʃˈæbi kˈoʊt. mˈɪstɚ.