text_original: She felt con  strained, therefore, to make her choice between f^ssiduous attention I Speeches, u. 239. 1878] THE MONARCHY 451 to the routine business of the State and participation in public cei emonial. The latter was naturally distasteful to her in the early years of her widowhood, and for some time the nation was acqui  escent and sympathetic.
text_transcription: SHE FELT CONSTRAINED THEREFORE TO MAKE HER CHOICE BETWEEN ASSIDUOUS ATTENTION TO THE ROUTINE BUSINESS OF THE STATE AND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC CEREMONIAL THE LATTER WAS NATURALLY DISTASTEFUL TO HER IN THE EARLY YEARS OF HER WIDOWHOOD AND FOR SOME TIME THE NATION WAS ACQUIESCENT AND SYMPATHETIC
phonemes: ʃiː fˈɛlt kˈɑːn stɹˈeɪnd, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, tə mˌeɪk hɜː tʃˈɔɪs bᵻtwˌiːn ˈɛf ˈɛssˈɪdjuːəs ɐtˈɛnʃən aɪ spˈiːtʃᵻz, jˈuː. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt] ðə mˈɑːnɚki fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn tə ðə ɹuːtˈiːn bˈɪznəs ʌvðə stˈeɪt ænd pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn pˈʌblɪk sˈiː ɪmˈoʊnɪəl. ðə lˈæɾɚ wʌz nˈætʃɚɹəli dɪstˈeɪstfəl tə hɜːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ʌv hɜː wˈɪdoʊhˌʊd, ænd fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm ðə nˈeɪʃən wʌz ɐkwi ˈɛsənt ænd sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk.