text_original: There were few streets on the west side except the Staithe itself, the long quay, behind which the houses began ; narrow courts with stone steps led up bctiveen the lower houses to those above ; the roofs were of bright red tiles ; the coal smoke hung over the town ;  there was an inner port connected with the outer by a draw  bridge; already the town was astir; the cobles and the CHAP.
text_transcription: THERE WERE FEW STREETS ON THE WEST SIDE EXCEPT THE STAVE ITSELF THE LONG QUAY BEHIND WHICH THE HOUSES BEGAN NARROW COURTS WITH STONE STEPS LET UP BETWEEN THE LOWER HOUSES TO THOSE ABOVE THE ROOFS WERE OF BRIGHT RED TILES THE COAL SMOKE HUNG OVER THE TOWN THERE WAS AN INNER PORT CONNECTED WITH THE OUTER BY A DRAWBRIDGE ALREADY THE TOWN WAS ASTIR THE COBBLES AND THE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː fjˈuː stɹˈiːts ɔnðə wˈɛst sˈaɪd ɛksˈɛpt ðə stˈeɪð ɪtsˈɛlf, ðə lˈɔŋ kˈiː, bᵻhˌaɪnd wˌɪtʃ ðə hˈaʊzᵻz bɪɡˈæn ; nˈæɹoʊ kˈɔːɹts wɪð stˈoʊn stˈɛps lˈɛd ˌʌp bˌiːsˈiːtˈaɪvən ðə lˈoʊɚ hˈaʊzᵻz tə ðoʊz əbˈʌv ; ðə ɹˈuːfs wɜːɹ ʌv bɹˈaɪt ɹˈɛd tˈaɪlz ; ðə kˈoʊl smˈoʊk hˈʌŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə tˈaʊn ;  ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ˈɪnɚ pˈɔːɹt kənˈɛktᵻd wɪððɪ ˈaʊɾɚ baɪ ɐ dɹˈɔː bɹˈɪdʒ; ɔːlɹˌɛdi ðə tˈaʊn wʌz ɐstˈɜː; ðə kˈɑːbəlz ænd ðə tʃˈæp.