text_original: The newer part of the city and the fortifications are perched high upon the great mound or mass of clay and rock, which looks over the con  288 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. ch.zl. fliience of a mighty river and a great stream. The lower and older town creeps and straggles along the base of the rock and by the edgets of the river.
text_transcription: THE NEWER PART OF THE CITY AND THE FORTIFICATIONS ARE PERCHED HIGH UPON THE GREAT MOUND OR MASS OF CLAYEN ROCK WHICH LOOKS OVER THE CONFLUENCE OF A MIGHTY RIVER AND A GREAT STREAM THE LOWER AND OLDER TOWN CREEPS AND STRAGGLES ALONG THE BASE OF THE ROCK AND BY THE EDGES OF THE RIVER
phonemes: ðə nˈuːɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ænd ðə fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz ɑːɹ pˈɜːtʃt hˈaɪ əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈaʊnd ɔːɹ mˈæs ʌv klˈeɪ ænd ɹˈɑːk, wˌɪtʃ lˈʊks ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈɑːn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.zˌiːˈɛl. flˈɪiəns əvə mˈaɪɾi ɹˈɪvɚ ænd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈiːm. ðə lˈoʊɚ ænd ˈoʊldɚ tˈaʊn kɹˈiːps ænd stɹˈæɡəlz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə bˈeɪs ʌvðə ɹˈɑːk ænd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛdʒɪts ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚ.