text_original: While she was looking out at the crescent shaped bay, and the long line of white villas, the anchor was being lowered. The sea was almost as smooth as a lake, and those tranquil waters had the colour and the sheen of sapphire and emerald.
text_transcription: WHILE SHE WAS LOOKING OUT AT THE CRESCENT SHAPED BAY AND THE LONG LINE OF WHITE VILLAS THE ANCHOR WAS BEING LOWERED THE SEA WAS ALMOST AS SMOOTH AS A LAKE AND THOSE TRANQUIL WATERS HAD THE COLOUR AND THE SHEEN OF SAPPHIRE AND EMERALD
phonemes: wˌaɪl ʃiː wʌz lˈʊkɪŋ ˈaʊt æt ðə kɹˈɛsənt ʃˈeɪpt bˈeɪ, ænd ðə lˈɔŋ lˈaɪn ʌv wˈaɪt vˈɪləz, ðɪ ˈæŋkɚ wʌz bˌiːɪŋ lˈoʊɚd. ðə sˈiː wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz smˈuːð æz ɐ lˈeɪk, ænd ðoʊz tɹˈæŋkwɪl wˈɔːɾɚz hæd ðə kˈʌlɚ ænd ðə ʃˈiːn ʌv sˈæfaɪɚ ænd ˈɛmɚɹəld.