text_original: At the age of seventeen he had exhausted his parents' patience, and was on the point of starting with the expedition of Ovando, the successor to Columbus, when he so injured himself by a fall, incurred in one of his wild escapades, that he was unable to sail with it.
text_transcription: AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN HE HAD EXHAUSTED HIS PARENTS PATIENCE AND WAS ON THE POINT OF STARTING WITH THE EXPEDITION OF OVANDO THE SUCCESSOR TO COLUMBUS WHEN HE SO INJURED HIMSELF BY A FALL INCURRED IN ONE OF HIS WILD ESCAPADES THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SAIL WITH IT
phonemes: æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvəntˌiːn hiː hæd ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd hɪz pˈɛɹənts pˈeɪʃəns, ænd wʌz ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪððɪ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ʌv oʊvˈændoʊ, ðə səksˈɛsɚ tə kəlˈʌmbəs, wˌɛn hiː sˌoʊ ˈɪndʒɚd hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ ɐ fˈɔːl, ɪŋkˈɜːd ɪn wˈʌn ʌv hɪz wˈaɪld ˈɛskɐpˌeɪdz, ðæt hiː wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə sˈeɪl wɪð ɪt.