"He expatiates also on the excellence of this material for forming level and durable terraces" in palaces, "the notion of forming such terraces in the streets not one likely to cross the brain of a Parisian of that generation".
"hiː ɛkspˈeɪʃɪˌeɪts ˈɔːlsoʊ ɔnðɪ ˈɛksələns ʌv ðɪs mətˈɪɹiəl fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹmɪŋ lˈɛvəl ænd dˈʊɹɹəbəl tˈɛɹɪsᵻz" ɪn pˈælɪsᵻz, "ðə nˈoʊʃən ʌv fˈɔːɹmɪŋ sˈʌtʃ tˈɛɹɪsᵻz ɪnðə stɹˈiːts nˌɑːt wˈʌn lˈaɪkli tə kɹˈɔs ðə bɹˈeɪn əvə pæɹˈɪʒən ʌv ðæt dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən".