text_original: Losing his father at an early age, he came under the care of Trajan, his near kinsman, and after a few years, in which he made such rapid progress in his studies as to be called ' the little Greekling,' he took to hunting with such passion as to /I.
text_transcription: LOSING HIS FATHER AT AN EARLY AGE HE CAME UNDER THE CARE OF A TRAJAN HIS NEAR KINSMAN AND AFTER A FEW YEARS IN WHICH HE MADE SUCH RAPID PROGRESS IN HIS STUDIES AS TO BE CALLED THE LITTLE GREEKLING HE TOOK TO HUNTING WITH SUCH PASSION AS
phonemes: lˈuːzɪŋ hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æɾ ɐn ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒ, hiː kˈeɪm ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈɛɹ ʌv tɹˈædʒən, hɪz nˌɪɹ kˈɪnzmən, ænd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː mˌeɪd sˈʌtʃ ɹˈæpɪd pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɪn hɪz stˈʌdiz æz təbi kˈɔːld ðə lˈɪɾəl ɡɹˈiːklɪŋ,hiː tˈʊk tə hˈʌntɪŋ wɪð sˈʌtʃ pˈæʃən æz tə slˈæʃ ˈaɪ.