text_original: To the right, the steep promontory of Bordighera jutted far out into the blue ; and over the rugged crest of the hill Mentone's long white front lay in a gentle curve, almost level with the sea — a strip of vivid white between the blue of the water and the gloom of that great barren mountain wall which marks the beginning of modern Italy.
text_transcription: TO THE RIGHT THE STEEP PROMONTORY OF BORDIGHEERA JUTTED FAR OUT INTO THE BLUE AND OVER THE RUGGED CREST OF THE HILL MENTONE'S LONG WHITE FRONT LAY IN A GENTLE CURVE ALMOST LEVEL WITH THE SEA A STRIP OF VIVID WHITE BETWEEN THE BLUE OF THE WATER AND THE GLOOM OF THAT GREAT BARREN MOUNTAIN WALL WHICH MARKS THE BEGINNING OF MODERN ITALY
phonemes: tə ðə ɹˈaɪt, ðə stˈiːp pɹˈɑːmɔntɚɹi ʌv bˈɔːɹdɪɡhɚɹə dʒˈʌɾᵻd fˈɑːɹ ˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə blˈuː ; ænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹˈʌɡᵻd kɹˈɛst ʌvðə hˈɪl mˈɛntoʊnz lˈɔŋ wˈaɪt fɹˈʌnt lˈeɪ ɪn ɐ dʒˈɛntəl kˈɜːv, ˈɔːlmoʊst lˈɛvəl wɪððə sˈiː — ɐ stɹˈɪp ʌv vˈɪvɪd wˈaɪt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə blˈuː ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ ænd ðə ɡlˈuːm ʌv ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt bˈæɹən mˈaʊntɪn wˈɔːl wˌɪtʃ mˈɑːɹks ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv mˈɑːdɚn ˈɪɾəli.