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a
at
m, mm
mother
aa
father
hammer
aw
all
'm
rhythm
ay
day
n, nn
not
air
hair
funny
b, bb
but
'n
fashion
ribbon
ng
song
ch
chin
o
odd
d, dd
do
ō
open
ladder
good
ə
about
oo
school
item
ow
owl
edible
oy
oil
common
p, pp
pen
circus
happy
e
egg
r, rr
road
ee
eel
carry
f, ff
fond
s, ss
say
differ
lesson
g, gg
go
sh
sheep
giggle
th
thin
h
hat
th
this
hw
when
t, tt
tell
i
it
butter
ī
ice
u
up
j, jj
juice
ur
urge
pigeon
v, vv
very
k
key
savvy
thick
w
wet
l, ll
let
y
yes
silly
z, zz
zoo
'l
apple
blizzard
zh
vision
In Foreign Words
kh
as in German Bach,
as in Scottish loch
aN
as in French vin
aaN
as in French blanc
oN
as in French bon
öN
as in French un
ö
as in German schön
ü
as in French rue
Stress Marks ´
as in secret [ skrət ]
`
as in secretary [ sékri tèrree ]
NOTE: This dictionary uses double
letters to show many sounds in the middle of words, because English spelling
normally uses double letters in these positions. This is one of several ways
that the system of spelling pronunciations here is more natural and easier to
use than the systems in many other dictionaries.
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