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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

On that thing or place; on it. This is an older English form rarely used in modern speech.

Detailed Definition
Thereon is an archaic adverb meaning "on that" or "upon it." In older biblical English, it often appears in elevated or formal narration, as in descriptions of someone sitting on a horse or object.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth” — Revelation 6:4; “Thereon” means on that, upon that, or on it; The moonlit tower stood, and thereon a raven perched; Modern paraphrase: power was given to the rider on it
Additional Notes
The form "thereon" is an old-fashioned word in the line "that sat thereon," and modern readers may not know it immediately.; Found in the poem, Revelation Ch.6 by King James Bible
Also Known As
upon it thereupon on that therewith
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