text_original: The treasure already acquired was large, the unhealthiness of the climate had alarmed them, and the proofs of the wealth and greatness of the Mexican Empire had convinced them that it needed a vastly larger force than that which Cortez had under his orders to undertake an expedition against it; for the courage showed by the Tabascans had proved conclusively that, ill armed as they were, the natives were not to be despised.
text_transcription: THE TREASURE ALREADY ACQUIRED WAS LARGE THE UNHEALTHINESS OF THE CLIMATE HAD ALARMED THEM AND THE PROOFS OF THE WEALTH AND GREATNESS OF THE MEXICAN EMPIRE HAD CONVINCED THEM THAT IT NEEDED A VASTLY LARGER FORCE THAN THAT WHICH CORTEZ HAD UNDER HIS ORDERS TO UNDERTAKE AN EXPEDITION AGAINST IT FOR THE COURAGE SHOWED BY THE TUBASKANS HAD PROVED CONCLUSIVELY THAT ALARMED AS THEY WERE THE NATIVES WERE NOT TO BE DESPISED
phonemes: ðə tɹˈɛʒɚɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐkwˈaɪɚd wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒ, ðɪ ʌnhˈɛlθinəs ʌvðə klˈaɪmət hæd ɐlˈɑːɹmd ðˌɛm, ænd ðə pɹˈuːfs ʌvðə wˈɛlθ ænd ɡɹˈeɪtnəs ʌvðə mˈɛksɪkən ˈɛmpaɪɚ hæd kənvˈɪnst ðˌɛm ðˌɐɾɪt nˈiːdᵻd ɐ vˈæstli lˈɑːɹdʒɚ fˈɔːɹs ðɐn ðæt wˌɪtʃ kɔːɹtˈɛz hæd ˌʌndɚ hɪz ˈɔːɹdɚz tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ɪt; fɚðə kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ʃˈoʊd baɪ ðə tæbˈæskənz hæd pɹˈuːvd kəŋklˈuːsɪvli ðˈæt, ˈɪl ˈɑːɹmd æz ðeɪ wɜː, ðə nˈeɪɾɪvz wɜː nˌɑːt təbi dᵻspˈaɪzd.