text_original: The French also visited the ruins of an ancient building near a grotto, containing an idol, and with a passage opening out of one corner. This passage Bougainville followed. It led him into an "immense rotunda lighted from the top, and ending in an arched vault, at least sixty feet high.
text_transcription: THE FRENCH ALSO VISITED THE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT BUILDING NEAR A GROTTO CONTAINING AN IDOL AND WITH A PASSAGE OPENING OUT OF ONE CORNER THIS PASSAGE BOGUNVILLE FOLLOWED IT LED HIM INTO AN IMMENSE ROTUNDA LIGHTED FROM THE TOP AND ENDING IN AN ARCHED VAULT AT LEAST SIXTY FEET HIGH
phonemes: ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈuːɪnz əvən ˈeɪntʃənt bˈɪldɪŋ nˌɪɹ ɐ ɡɹˈɑːɾoʊ, kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐn ˈaɪdəl, ænd wɪð ɐ pˈæsɪdʒ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv wˈʌn kˈɔːɹnɚ. ðɪs pˈæsɪdʒ bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪl fˈɑːloʊd. ɪt lˈɛd hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ æn "ɪmˈɛns ɹˈɑːtʌndə lˈaɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə tˈɑːp, ænd ˈɛndɪŋ ɪn ɐn ˈɑːɹtʃt vˈɔlt, æt lˈiːst sˈɪksti fˈiːt hˈaɪ.