text_original: The new year was just a week old, and Isola and Allegra were standing on a terraced hillside in a country where January has noontides as brilh'ant and balmy as an English June.
text_transcription: THE NEW YEAR WAS JUST A WEEK OLD AND ISSOLA AND ALLEGRA WERE STANDING ON A TERRACED HILLSIDE IN A COUNTRY WHERE JANUARY HAS NOONTIDES AS BRILLIANT AND BALMY AS AN ENGLISH JUNE
phonemes: ðə nˈuː jˈɪɹ wʌz dʒˈʌst ɐ wˈiːk ˈoʊld, ænd aɪsˈoʊlə ænd ɐlˈɛɡɹə wɜː stˈændɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ tˈɛɹɪst hˈɪlsaɪd ɪn ɐ kˈʌntɹi wˌɛɹ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi hɐz nˈuːntaɪdz æz bɹˈɪlhənt ænd bˈɑːmi æz ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dʒˈuːn.