text_original: Towards the close of the year, princes and prelates, nobles and merchants, with a mass of lesser people of all nations and all professions flocked into the place ; the hill roads shone with many  coloured processions, and the lake was gay with boats conveying great men and their followers.
text_transcription: TOWARD THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR PRINCES AND PRELATES NOBLES AND MERCHANTS WITH A MASS OF LESSER PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS AND ALL PROFESSIONS FLOCKED INTO THE PLACE THE HILL ROADS SHONE WITH MANY COLORED PROCESSIONS AND THE LAKE WAS GAY WITH BOATS CONVEYING GREAT MEN AND THEIR FOLLOWERS
phonemes: təwˈɔːɹdz ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, pɹˈɪnsᵻz ænd pɹˈɛləts, nˈoʊbəlz ænd mˈɜːtʃənts, wɪð ɐ mˈæs ʌv lˈɛsɚ pˈiːpəl ʌv ˈɔːl nˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈɔːl pɹəfˈɛʃənz flˈɑːkt ˌɪntʊ ðə plˈeɪs ; ðə hˈɪl ɹˈoʊdz ʃˈɑːn wɪð mˈɛni kˈʌlɚd pɹəsˈɛʃənz, ænd ðə lˈeɪk wʌz ɡˈeɪ wɪð bˈoʊts kənvˈeɪɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛn ænd ðɛɹ fˈɑːloʊɚz.