text_original: Not that their greeting is entirely cordial when you arrive. The starlings are probably the first to see you; they are arrant busybodies, and seem to spend most of their time retailing gossip from the ridge of the red tiled roof. No wonder their nests are the lazy make shifts they are!
text_transcription: NOT THAT THEIR GREETING IS ENTIRELY CORDIAL WHEN YOU ARRIVE THE STARLINGS ARE PROBABLY THE FIRST TO SEE YOU THEY ARE ARRANT BUSYBODIES AND SEEM TO SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME RETAILING GOSSIP FROM THE RIDGE OF THE RED TILED ROOF NO WONDER THEIR NESTS ARE THE LAZY MAKESHIFTS THEY ARE
phonemes: nˌɑːt ðæt ðɛɹ ɡɹˈiːɾɪŋ ɪz ɛntˈaɪɚli kˈɔːɹdʒəl wɛn juː ɚɹˈaɪv. ðə stˈɑːɹlɪŋz ɑːɹ pɹˈɑːbəbli ðə fˈɜːst tə sˈiː juː; ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈæɹənt bˈɪzɪbˌɑːdiz, ænd sˈiːm tə spˈɛnd mˈoʊst əv ðɛɹ tˈaɪm ɹˈiːteɪlɪŋ ɡˈɑːsɪp fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪdʒ ʌvðə ɹˈɛd tˈaɪld ɹˈuːf. nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ ðɛɹ nˈɛsts ɑːɹ ðə lˈeɪzi mˌeɪk ʃˈɪfts ðeɪ ɑːɹ!