text_original: There were not too many stairs for Isola to ascend when she came in from her drive or walk. The gardens were close at hand, and all around there were trees and flowers, and an atmosphere of verdure and retirement in the midst of the great cosmopolitan city.
text_transcription: THERE WERE NOT TOO MANY STAIRS FOR IZOLA TO ASCEND WHEN SHE CAME IN FROM HER DRIVE OR WALK THE GARDENS WERE CLOSE AT HAND AND ALL AROUND THERE WERE TREES AND FLOWERS AND AN ATMOSPHERE OF VERDURE AND RETIREMENT IN THE MIDST OF THE GREAT COSMOPOLITAN CITY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː nˌɑːt tˈuː mɛni stˈɛɹz fɔːɹ aɪsˈoʊlə tʊ ɐsˈɛnd wɛn ʃiː kˈeɪm ɪn fɹʌm hɜː dɹˈaɪv ɔːɹ wˈɔːk. ðə ɡˈɑːɹdənz wɜː klˈoʊs æt hˈænd, ænd ˈɔːl ɚɹˈaʊnd ðɛɹwˌɜː tɹˈiːz ænd flˈaʊɚz, ænd ɐn ˈætməsfˌɪɹ ʌv vˈɜːdʒɚ ænd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt kˌɑːzməpˈɑːlɪtən sˈɪɾi.