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extry

Dialect
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

Dialect spelling of extra; here it means additional or more than usual.

Detailed Definition
Extry is a spoken or dialect form of extra. Kipling uses it to give the speaker a colloquial voice, especially in the line about extra rations.
Example
Example in poetry:
“We’ll wait for extry rations” uses a dialect spelling of extra, suggesting colloquial speech and social setting; “Pa saved the extry seed corn for spring” gives the word a rural voice; In dialect verse, “No extry chair was set for strangers” can reveal scarcity without formal exposition; Such spellings should represent a speaker’s voice rather than mock it, as in regional ballads and dramatic monologues
Additional Notes
The poem uses a nonstandard spelling, and some readers may not immediately connect extry with extra.; Found in the poem, Tommy by Rudyard Kipling
Also Known As
extra additional surplus
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