text_original: At last, with a handful of men and the promise of more to foUow, he returned to Italy and advanced on Padua, ITALY, 1382 1453 191 where the Milanese had a strong garrison. His numbers were too few to attack the town, but Francesco knew that the river was passable and the water low.
text_transcription: AT LAST WITH A HANDFUL OF MEN AND THE PROMISE OF MORE TO FOLLOW HE RETURNED TO ITALY AND ADVANCED ON PADUA WHERE THE MILANAISI HAD A STRONG GARRISON HIS NUMBERS WERE TOO FEW TO ATTACK THE TOWN BUT FRANCESCO KNEW THAT THE RIVER WAS PASSABLE AND THE WATER LOW
phonemes: æt lˈæst, wɪð ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv mˈɛn ænd ðə pɹˈɑːmɪs ʌv mˈɔːɹ tə fˈoʊ jˈuːoʊ, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɪɾəli ænd ɐdvˈænst ˌɔn pˈæduːə, ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wˌɛɹ ðə mˌɪlənˈiːz hæd ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ɡˈæɹɪsən. hɪz nˈʌmbɚz wɜː tˈuː fjuː tʊ ɐtˈæk ðə tˈaʊn, bˌʌt fɹæntʃˈɛskoʊ nˈuː ðætðə ɹˈɪvɚ wʌz pˈæsəbəl ænd ðə wˈɔːɾɚ lˈoʊ.