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eligible

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Eligible means qualified or suitable for something; capable of being chosen.

Detailed Definition
The term 'eligible' is often used to describe someone or something that meets the necessary criteria for selection or participation. In this poem, it conveys the idea that there is a latent potential within the Earth that is ready to emerge, paralleling the speaker's own feelings of fierce emotion.
Example
Example in poetry:
"something fierce in you eligible to burst forth, For an athlete is enamour'd of me, and I of him" (fit, qualified); "Only the pure in heart are eligible for grace" (religious); "She deemed herself eligible for the highest honors" (ambition); "The knight was eligible to bear the sacred sword" (chivalric); "Words eligible to stir the sleeping soul" (poetic power)
Additional Notes
The use of 'eligible' suggests that the Earth possesses a hidden intensity that is waiting to be unleashed, mirroring the speaker's own fierce emotions.; Found in the poem, Earth, My Likeness by Walt Whitman
Also Known As
suitable worthy fitting choice marriageable
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