text_original: The Houses of Parliament had closed their historic doors. The walls of the Royal Academy had been stripped of their masterpieces, and empty themselves, looked down upon dusty emptiness. All the best theatres were shut; London was practically empty.
text_transcription: THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT HAD CLOSED THEIR HISTORIC DOORS THE WALLS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY HAD BEEN STRIPPED OF THEIR MASTERPIECES AND EMPTIED THEMSELVES LOOKED DOWN UPON DUSTY EMPTINESS ALL THE BEST THEATRES WERE SHUT LONDON WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY
phonemes: ðə hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt hæd klˈoʊzd ðɛɹ hɪstˈɔːɹɪk dˈɔːɹz. ðə wˈɔːlz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl ɐkˈædəmi hɐdbɪn stɹˈɪpt ʌv ðɛɹ mˈæstɚpˌiːsᵻz, ænd ˈɛmpti ðɛmsˈɛlvz, lˈʊkt dˌaʊn əpˌɑːn dˈʌsti ˈɛmptinəs. ˈɔːl ðə bˈɛst θˈiəɾɚz wɜː ʃˈʌt; lˈʌndən wʌz pɹˈæktɪkli ˈɛmpti.