text_original: The houses, which were all square, were, as a rule, about forty feet high. The roofs were covered with gardens and shrubberies, from which creepers, bearing brillantly coloured leaves and flowers, hung down about the windows in carefully arranged festoons.
text_transcription: THE HOUSES WHICH WERE ALL SQUARE WERE AS A RULE ABOUT FORTY FEET HIGH THE ROOFS WERE COVERED WITH GARDENS AND SHRUBBERIES FROM WHICH CREEPERS WHERE BEARING BRILLIANTLY COLORED LEAVES AND FLOWERS HUNG DOWN ABOUT THE WINDOWS IN CAREFULLY ARRANGEDS
phonemes: ðə hˈaʊzᵻz, wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈɔːl skwˈɛɹ, wɜː, æz ɐ ɹˈuːl, ɐbˌaʊt fˈɔːɹɾi fˈiːt hˈaɪ. ðə ɹˈuːfs wɜː kˈʌvɚd wɪð ɡˈɑːɹdənz ænd ʃɹˈʌbɚɹiz, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ kɹˈiːpɚz, bˈɛɹɪŋ bɹˈɪləntli kˈʌlɚd lˈiːvz ænd flˈaʊɚz, hˈʌŋ dˌaʊn ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈɪndoʊz ɪn kˈɛɹfəli ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɛstˈuːnz.