text_original: Fathom, curious to know the meaning of what he had heard, applied to his guide for information, and learned that the king and the major, whom he had nominated to the post of his general in chief, were employed in landing troops upon the Genoese territory; that is, that they were settling beforehand the manner of their disembarkation.
text_transcription: FATHOM CURIOUS TO KNOW THE MEANING OF WHAT HE HAD HEARD APPLIED TO HIS GUIDE FOR INFORMATION AND LEARNED THAT THE KING AND THE MAJOR WHOM HE HAD NOMINATED TO THE POST OF HIS GENERAL IN CHIEF WERE EMPLOYED IN LANDING TROOPS UPON THE GENOESE TERRITORY THAT IS THEY WERE SETTLING BEFOREHAND THE MANNER OF THEIR DISEMBARKATION
phonemes: fˈæðəm, kjˈʊɹɹiəs tə nˈoʊ ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv wʌt hiː hæd hˈɜːd, ɐplˈaɪd tə hɪz ɡˈaɪd fɔːɹ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən, ænd lˈɜːnd ðætðə kˈɪŋ ænd ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ, hˈuːm hiː hæd nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə pˈoʊst ʌv hɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪn tʃˈiːf, wɜːɹ ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn lˈændɪŋ tɹˈuːps əpˌɑːn ðə dʒˈɛnoʊs tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi; ðæt ˈɪz, ðæt ðeɪ wɜː sˈɛɾəlɪŋ bᵻfˈɔːɹhænd ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ dˌɪsɛmbɑːɹkˈeɪʃən.