text_original: When the Act of Settle  ment became a recognised reality Sophia made up her mind to accept, in the fullest sense, the 1714 THE ELECTRESS'S HOPE. 279 responsibility which, it imposed upon her family, and towards her closing years, as we have already mentioned, she came to express the hope that she might not die before attaining the right to have the title of Queen of England carved upon her tomb. And now the end had come, and the pious wish was not to be gratified.
text_transcription: WHEN THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT BECAME A RECOGNIZED REALITY SOPHIA MADE UP HER MIND TO ACCEPT IN THE FULLEST SENSE THE RESPONSIBILITY WHICH IT IMPOSED UPON HER FAMILY AND TOWARD HER CLOSING YEARS AS WE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED SHE CAME TO EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT SHE MIGHT NOT DIE BEFORE ATTAINING THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE TITLE OF QUEEN OF ENGLAND CARVED UPON HER TOMB AND NOW THE END HAD COME AND THE PIOUS WISH WAS NOT TO BE GRATIFIED
phonemes: wˌɛn ðɪ ˈækt ʌv sˈɛɾəl mˈɛnt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɹɪˈælᵻɾi soʊfˈiə mˌeɪd ˌʌp hɜː mˈaɪnd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt, ɪnðə fˈʊlɪst sˈɛns, ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹəsᵻz hˈoʊp. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi wˈɪtʃ, ɪɾ ɪmpˈoʊzd əpˌɑːn hɜː fˈæmɪli, ænd təwˈɔːɹdz hɜː klˈoʊzɪŋ jˈɪɹz, æz wiː hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈɛnʃənd, ʃiː kˈeɪm tʊ ɛkspɹˈɛs ðə hˈoʊp ðæt ʃiː mˌaɪt nˌɑːt dˈaɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə ɹˈaɪt tə hæv ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv kwˈiːn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd kˈɑːɹvd əpˌɑːn hɜː tˈuːm. ænd nˈaʊ ðɪ ˈɛnd hæd kˈʌm, ænd ðə pˈaɪəs wˈɪʃ wʌz nˌɑːt təbi ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd.