text_original: Sometimes they consisted of long dismantled walls, enclosing a rock, sometimes of slen  der pointed turrets, surmounting a sharp peak, like a crown ; or upon the snowy summit of a lofty mountain might be seen great towers grouped about a massive don  jon, looking in the distance like an antique diadem.
text_transcription: SOMETIMES THEY CONSISTED OF LONG DISMANTLED WALLS ENCLOSING A ROCK SOMETIMES OF SLENDER POINTED TURRETS SURMOUNTING A SHARP PEAK LIKE A CROWN OR UPON THE SNOWY SUMMIT OF A LOFTY MOUNTAIN MIGHT BE SEEN GREAT TOWERS GROUPED ABOUT A MASSIVE DUNGEON LOOKING IN THE DISTANCE LIKE AN ANTIQUE DIADEM
phonemes: sˈʌmtaɪmz ðeɪ kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv lˈɔŋ dɪsmˈæntəld wˈɔːlz, ɛŋklˈoʊzɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɑːk, sˈʌmtaɪmz ʌv slˈɛn dˈɛɹ pˈɔɪntᵻd tˈɜːɹɪts, sɚmˈaʊntɪŋ ɐ ʃˈɑːɹp pˈiːk, lˈaɪk ɐ kɹˈaʊn ; ɔːɹ əpˌɑːn ðə snˈoʊi sˈʌmɪt əvə lˈɔfti mˈaʊntɪn mˌaɪt biː sˈiːn ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊɚz ɡɹˈuːpt ɐbˌaʊt ɐ mˈæsɪv dˈɑːn dʒˈɑːn, lˈʊkɪŋ ɪnðə dˈɪstəns lˈaɪk ɐn æntˈiːk dˈaɪədəm.