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Tanqueray

Historical Figure
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

A surname here referring to a person or title in the play name "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Readers may need to know it is a proper name, not an ordinary word.

Detailed Definition
Tanqueray is the surname in the title of Arthur Wing Pinero's play The Second Mrs. Tanqueray. In Belloc's poem, the name appears as part of a cultural reference that would not be transparent to every reader. It signals a specific theatrical work rather than a common noun.
Example
Example in poetry:
“The Second Mrs Tanqueray,” Arthur Wing Pinero’s 1893 play, became a symbol of Victorian scandal and sexual double standards; In the quoted verse, the title signals fashionable theatre and its gossip-worthy subject matter; A poetic reference to Tanqueray may evoke a woman judged by her past rather than granted social forgiveness; Such allusions reward readers who notice how drama, reputation, and class enter the poem
Additional Notes
The quoted title contains the proper name "Tanqueray," which is not a common everyday word and may need identification.; Found in the poem, Matilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death by Hilaire Belloc
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