text_original: Early in the sixteenth century a French expedition under Yerazzani formed a settlement named New France, and eleven years later the Breton Jacques Cartier ascended the St. Lawrence as far as the site of Montreal.
text_transcription: EARLY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY A FRENCH EXPEDITION UNDER VERRAZZANI FORMED A SETTLEMENT NAMED NEW FRANCE AND ELEVEN YEARS LATER THE BRETON JACQUES CARTIER ASCENDED THE SAINT LAWRENCE AS FAR AS THE SITE OF MONTREAL
phonemes: ˈɜːli ɪnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌʌndɚ jˌɜːɹɐzˈɑːni fˈɔːɹmd ɐ sˈɛɾəlmənt nˈeɪmd nˈuː fɹˈæns, ænd ᵻlˈɛvən jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ðə bɹˈɛtən ʒˈæk kˈɑːɹɾiɚɹ ɐsˈɛndᵻd ðə sənt. lˈɔːɹəns æz fˈɑːɹ æz ðə sˈaɪt ʌv mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl.