text_original: He was evidently habituated to Parisian lodging houses, and saw no discomfort in the tawdry grandeur, the shabby splendour, the piti  ful attempt to substitute scraps of gilding and patches of velvet for the common necessaries and decencies of life.
text_transcription: HE WAS EVIDENTLY HABITUATED TO PARISIAN LODGING HOUSES AND SAW NO DISCOMFORT IN THE TAWDRY GRANDEUR THE SHABBY SPLENDOUR THE PITIFUL ATTEMPT TO SUBSTITUTE SCRAPS OF GILDING AND PATCHES OF VELVET FOR THE COMMON NECESSARIES AND DECENCIES OF LIFE
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɛvɪdəntli hˈæbɪtʃˌuːeɪɾᵻd tə pæɹˈɪʒən lˈɑːdʒɪŋ hˈaʊzᵻz, ænd sˈɔː nˈoʊ dɪskˈʌmfɚt ɪnðə tˈɔːdɹi ɡɹændˈʊɹ, ðə ʃˈæbi splˈɛndɚ, ðə pˈiːɾi fˈʌl ɐtˈɛmpt tə sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt skɹˈæps ʌv ɡˈɪldɪŋ ænd pˈætʃᵻz ʌv vˈɛlvɪt fɚðə kˈɑːmən nˈɛsᵻsɚɹiz ænd dˈiːsənsiz ʌv lˈaɪf.