text_original: So he might have lived and died, had not the news of discoveries made by Grijalva  who had sailed west and discovered Yucatan, and traded with Tabasco, and had returned with a good deal of gold and wonderful tales of fabulous wealth, existing in a great nation farther to the north  caused an excitement in the islands.
text_transcription: SO HE MIGHT HAVE LIVED AND DIED HAD NOT THE NEWS OF DISCOVERIES MADE BY GRIALVA WHO HAD SAILED WEST AND DISCOVERED YACATAN AND TRADED WITH TIBASCO AND HAD RETURNED WITH A GOOD DEAL OF GOLD AND WONDERFUL TALES OF FABULOUS WEALTH EXISTING IN A GREAT NATION FARTHER TO THE NORTH
phonemes: sˌoʊ hiː mˌaɪthɐv lˈɪvd ænd dˈaɪd, hæd nˌɑːt ðə nˈuːz ʌv dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz mˌeɪd baɪ ɡɹˈɪdʒælvə hˌuː hæd sˈeɪld wˈɛst ænd dɪskˈʌvɚd jˈuːkætən, ænd tɹˈeɪdᵻd wɪð tɐbˈæskoʊ, ænd hæd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd wɪð ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌv ɡˈoʊld ænd wˈʌndɚfəl tˈeɪlz ʌv fˈæbjʊləs wˈɛlθ, ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈeɪʃən fˈɑːɹðɚ tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ kˈɔːzd ɐn ɛksˈaɪtmənt ɪnðɪ ˈaɪləndz.