text_original: He was determined to find a new route to India round the continent of Africa, and fitted out repeated expeditions, which explored the African coast and made many important discoveries, amongst others of the Islands of Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores.
text_transcription: HE WAS DETERMINED TO FIND A NEW ROUTE TO INDIA ROUND THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AND FITTED OUT REPEATED EXPEDITIONS WHICH EXPLORED THE AFRICAN COAST AND MADE MANY IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AMONGST OTHERS OF THE ISLANDS OF MADEIRA THE CANARIES AND THE AZOURS
phonemes: hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə fˈaɪnd ɐ nˈuː ɹˈaʊt tʊ ˈɪndiɚ ɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt ʌv ˈæfɹɪkə, ænd fˈɪɾᵻd ˈaʊt ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻd ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz, wˌɪtʃ ɛksplˈɔːɹd ðɪ ˈæfɹɪkən kˈoʊst ænd mˌeɪd mˈɛni ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz, ɐmˌʌŋst ˈʌðɚz ʌvðɪ ˈaɪləndz ʌv mˈædɛɹə, ðə kənˈɛɹiz ænd ðɪ ˈæzɔːɹz.