text_original: "The whole aspect of the place is altered. The Thames itself is unlike the Thames of old. Its waters were once as clear and bright above London Bridge as they are now at Kew or Richmond; and its banks, from Whitefriars to Scotland Yard, were edged with gardens.
text_transcription: THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THE PLACE IS ALTERED THE THAMES ITSELF IS UNLIKE THE THAMES OF OLD ITS WATERS WERE ONCE AS CLEAR AND BRIGHT ABOVE LONDON BRIDGE AS THEY ARE NOW AT KEW OR RICHMOND AND ITS BANKS FROM WHITE FRIARS TO SCOTLAND YARD WERE EDGED WITH GARDENS
phonemes: "ðə hˈoʊl ˈæspɛkt ʌvðə plˈeɪs ɪz ˈɔltɚd. ðə tˈɛmz ɪtsˈɛlf ɪz ʌnlˈaɪk ðə tˈɛmz ʌv ˈoʊld. ɪts wˈɔːɾɚz wɜː wˈʌns æz klˈɪɹ ænd bɹˈaɪt əbˌʌv lˈʌndən bɹˈɪdʒ æz ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˈaʊ æt kjˈuː ɔːɹ ɹˈɪtʃmənd; ænd ɪts bˈæŋks, fɹʌm wˈaɪtfɹaɪɚz tə skˈɑːtlənd jˈɑːɹd, wɜːɹ ˈɛdʒd wɪð ɡˈɑːɹdənz.