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ranged

Verb
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

Arranged or positioned in a line or formation. In older usage, it can mean drawn up for battle.

Detailed Definition
Here 'ranged' means set out or deployed, especially in a military sense. Hardy contrasts the imagined friendly meeting with the reality of soldiers facing each other in formation. The word is common in some contexts, but this older military use may need explanation.
Example
Example in poetry:
“But ranged as infantry” uses ranged to mean arranged in rows or ranks; “The soldiers ranged along the ridge at dawn” shows people positioned across space; “Books ranged from epics to field guides on her shelf” gives the modern sense of extending across a variety; “He ranged the jars by color, then listened for the storm” shows deliberate ordering
Additional Notes
In the quoted phrase, 'ranged' is used in an older military sense that many readers may not immediately recognize.; Found in the poem, The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy
Also Known As
arranged aligned ordered
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