text_original: They were well lighted with gas, but most of the bordering houses were dark. Now and then a single foot farer passed with loud, hollow sounding boots along the pavement; or two girls would come laughing along, their merriment echoing rude in the wide stillness.
text_transcription: THEY WERE WELL LIGHTED WITH GAS BUT MOST OF THE BORDERING HOUSES WERE DARK NOW AND THEN A SINGLE FOOTFARER PASSED WITH LOUD HOLLOW SOUNDING BOOTS ALONG THE PAVEMENT OR TWO GIRLS WOULD COME LAUGHING ALONG THEIR MERRIMENT ECHOING RUDE IN THE WIDE STILLNESS
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː wˈɛl lˈaɪɾᵻd wɪð ɡˈæs, bˌʌt mˈoʊst əv ðə bˈɔːɹdɚɹɪŋ hˈaʊzᵻz wɜː dˈɑːɹk. nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl fˈʊt fˈɛɹɚ pˈæst wɪð lˈaʊd, hˈɑːloʊ sˈaʊndɪŋ bˈuːts ɐlˈɔŋ ðə pˈeɪvmənt; ɔːɹ tˈuː ɡˈɜːlz wʊd kˈʌm lˈæfɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋ, ðɛɹ mˈɛɹɪmənt ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ɹˈuːd ɪnðə wˈaɪd stˈɪlnəs.