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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

Straight is a poker hand of five cards in sequential rank, regardless of suit.

Detailed Definition
Straight appears in poetry as a symbol of ordered progression and the unbroken sequence of fortune. In literary contexts it represents the linear advance of power. Poets draw on its ranks to illustrate themes of continuity, the linking of stages, and the strength that comes from successive elements aligned in purpose or time.
Example
Example in poetry:
A straight of sequential ranks supplies poets with the image of ordered and unbroken progress; Verse of the card table uses the run for the strength that comes from consecutive connection; “He held a straight against the chaos of the mixed suits” illustrates linear coherence; Educational poetry shows the hand as the ranking that rewards sequence; Poets keep the straight when the elements of a life or a line must follow one another without gap.
Additional Notes
Straight, the poker hand of five sequential ranks, supplies poets with an image of ordered and unbroken progress that is strong yet still vulnerable to the flush or the full house. The hand’s linear coherence maps cleanly onto ideas of consecutive connection. Classroom discussion can usefully examine the straight’s place in the poker hierarchy. Related sequential hands include the straight flush and the royal flush. The image is effective when the elements of a life or a line must follow one another without gap.
Also Known As
straightway
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