text_original: There was practically no numbering of the houses, and it was as difficult for a stranger to find out some particular building which he desired to reach as some of us have found it in the streets of Constantinople at a time very near the present day.
text_transcription: THERE WAS PRACTICALLY NO NUMBERING OF THE HOUSES AND IT WAS AS DIFFICULT FOR A STRANGER TO FIND OUT SOME PARTICULAR BUILDING WHICH HE DESIRED TO REACH AS SOME OF US HAVE FOUND IT IN THE STREETS OF CONSTANTINOPLE AT A TIME VERY NEAR THE PRESENT DAY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz pɹˈæktɪkli nˈoʊ nˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ ʌvðə hˈaʊzᵻz, ænd ɪt wʌz æz dˈɪfɪkəlt fɚɹə stɹˈeɪndʒɚ tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt sˌʌm pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ bˈɪldɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː dɪzˈaɪɚd tə ɹˈiːtʃ æz sˌʌm ʌv ˌʌs hæv fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl æɾə tˈaɪm vˈɛɹi nˌɪɹ ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ.