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scatter'd

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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

An old spelling of scattered, meaning spread about in many places.

Detailed Definition
This is an older poetic spelling that preserves the rhythm and look of the line. It means the stars are spread across the sky, reinforcing the vastness the speaker cannot reach.
Example
Example in poetry:
Wordsworth, “I never watch the scatter’d fire / Of stars,” uses the elision for an elevated, older poetic register; Shelley, “The scatter’d leaves of autumn,” makes dispersed leaves suggest transience; “Scatter’d petals freckled the pavement” shows the contracted form in a modern-style image; Compare “scattered” in contemporary free verse, where the full spelling usually sounds plainer and less archaic
Additional Notes
The apostrophe in "scatter'd" marks an older poetic spelling, which readers may not immediately recognize even though the meaning is related to scattered.; Found in the poem, De Profundis by Christina Rossetti
Also Known As
scattered dispersed strewn spread
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