text_original: Everything in life is a question of contrast, and after the Villa Provana the drawing room in Portland Place, with its five long windows and perspective of other drawing rooms through a curtained archway, looked as snug as a suburban parlour.
text_transcription: EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A QUESTION OF CONTRAST AND AFTER THE VILLA PROVANA THE DRAWING ROOM IN PORTLAND PLACE WITH ITS FIVE LONG WINDOWS AND PERSPECTIVE OF OTHER DRAWING ROOMS THROUGH A CURTAINED ARCHWAY LOOKED AS SNUG AS A SUBURBAN PARLOUR
phonemes: ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ɪn lˈaɪf ɪz ɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv kˈɑːntɹæst, ænd ˈæftɚ ðə vˈɪlə pɹəvˈɑːnə ðə dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːm ɪn pˈɔːɹtlənd plˈeɪs, wɪð ɪts fˈaɪv lˈɔŋ wˈɪndoʊz ænd pɚspˈɛktɪv ʌv ˈʌðɚ dɹˈɔːɪŋ ɹˈuːmz θɹuː ɐ kˈɜːtənd ˈɑːɹtʃweɪ, lˈʊkt æz snˈʌɡ æz ɐ səbˈɜːbən pˈɑːɹlɚ.