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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

Green is the carefully maintained grass surface for games such as bowls, golf, or croquet.

Detailed Definition
Green appears in poetry as a verdant emblem of the prepared lawn and the smooth field of precision. In literary contexts it represents the cultivated ground. Poets draw on the green to illustrate themes of the rolling bowl, the putted ball, and the cultural space of the manicured surface that has linked the garden to the poetry of the quiet contest.
Example
Example in poetry:
The green of the bowling surface or the putting surface appears as the prepared and forgiving ground; Verse of the lawn lets the smooth grass stand for the ideal field of play; “The bowl ran true across the green like a sentence without fault” illustrates controlled motion; Educational examples present the green as the cultivated heart of several games; Poets invoke it when the surface itself must collaborate with skill.
Additional Notes
Green, as the prepared grass of bowls, croquet, or the general lawn, offers poets a surface of controlled nature and polite contest. The careful maintenance of the green contrasts with the wilder ground of the field or the links. Classroom discussion can usefully examine the green as both literal playing surface and metaphorical ideal ground. Related surfaces include the lawn and the putting green. The image works best when the poet needs order, softness, and the quiet cooperation of the ground itself.
Other Meanings of “green”
Also Known As
putting green
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