text_original: The political devel  opment of England had advanced one step beyond that of France. In France the recognized head of the state was able to pledge his people to the cause of divine right, while the ruler of England only occupied his throne by virtue of a principle of hereditary succes  sion which recognized the right of the people to have something to say in the settlement of their monarchical line.
text_transcription: THE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLAND HAD ADVANCED ONE STEP BEYOND THAT OF FRANCE IN FRANCE THE RECOGNIZED HEAD OF THE STATE WAS ABLE TO PLEDGE HIS PEOPLE TO THE CAUSE OF DIVINE RIGHT WHILE THE RULER OF ENGLAND ONLY OCCUPIED HIS THRONE BY VIRTUE OF A PRINCIPLE OF HEREDITARY SUCCESSION WHICH RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THEIR MONARCHICAL LINE
phonemes: ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl dɪvˈɛl ˈɑːpmənt ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd hæd ɐdvˈænst wˈʌn stˈɛp bᵻjˌɔnd ðæt ʌv fɹˈæns. ɪn fɹˈæns ðə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd hˈɛd ʌvðə stˈeɪt wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə plˈɛdʒ hɪz pˈiːpəl tə ðə kˈɔːz ʌv dᵻvˈaɪn ɹˈaɪt, wˌaɪl ðə ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈoʊnli ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd hɪz θɹˈoʊn baɪ vˈɜːtʃuː əvə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi səksˈɛᵻz sɪˈɑːn wˌɪtʃ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə pˈiːpəl tə hæv sˈʌmθɪŋ tə sˈeɪ ɪnðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌv ðɛɹ mənˈɑːɹkɪkəl lˈaɪn.