text_original: St. Denis, the capital, situated on the north of Bourbon, and at the extremity of a sloping table land, was, properly speaking, merely a large town, without enclosure or walls, and each house in it was surrounded by a garden.
text_transcription: INT DENIS THE CAPITAL SITUATED ON THE NORTH OF BOURBON AND AT THE EXTREMITY OF A SLOPING TABLE LAND WAS PROPERLY SPEAKING MERELY A LARGE TOWN WITHOUT ENCLOSURE OR WALLS AND EACH HOUSE IN IT WAS SURROUNDED BY A GARDEN
phonemes: sənt. dˈɛniz, ðə kˈæpɪɾəl, sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌv bˈɜːbən, ænd æt ðɪ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi əvə slˈoʊpɪŋ tˈeɪbəl lˈænd, wʌz, pɹˈɑːpɚli spˈiːkɪŋ, mˈɪɹli ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈaʊn, wɪðˌaʊt ɛŋklˈoʊʒɚ ɔːɹ wˈɔːlz, ænd ˈiːtʃ hˈaʊs ɪn ɪt wʌz sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ ɡˈɑːɹdən.