THE SOUNDS |E| TO |EI|
This document comprises all collections of words and phrases with a
stressed syllable beginning with one of the three vowel sounds that come
between the consonant sounds |DH| and |F|:
1. |E|
2. |EE|
3. |EI|
1
|E|
as in ex and any
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
AE·r·ie(s) [or ·y/·ies; n; var: cp |AE|1; cp EY·r·ie(s)
under |AI|1];
AE·r·y
[adj; var: cp |AE|1];
AIR(S);
AI·r·y
[var: cp |AE|1];
A·n·y;
A·n·y-BO·d·y;
A·n·y-HOW; A·n·y-ONE;
A·n·y-THING;
A·n·y-WHERE;
ATE [var: cp |EI|1];
EBB [n];
EBB(ED) [v;l&];
E·b·o·n·y [adj; lit];
E·b·o·n·y [n/adj];
E·dd·y/·ied/·ies;
EDGE/E·dg·es;
EDGE-BONE(S);
E'ER [contraction; lit];
E·ff·i·g·y/·ies;
EGG(S) [var: cp |EI|1];
E·g·o(s) [var: cp |EE|1];
ELSE;
ELSE-WHERE;
EM·ph·a·s·is/·a-SES;
END(S)/EN·d·ed;
EN·g·ine(s);
EN·q·ui·r·y/·ies [or IN·;
var: cp |I|1];
EN-tro·p·y;
E·p·ic(s);
E|·k·w|i·t·y;
E-POCH(S) or
E·p·och(s)
[var: cp |EE|1];
E·r·a(s)
[var: cp |EE|1 and
|I|1];
ERE [l&];
[A]ES-THETE(S)
[var: cp |EE|1];
ETCH(ED);
E·tch·ing(s);
EVE-ry (WHICH WAY);
E·v·i·d·ence;
EX;
E|K·s·|e-CUTE/-CU·t·ed;
E|K-S|PLOIT(S)
[n; var: cp |SP|2];
E|K-S|TANT or E|K·s|t·ant
[var: cp |ST|2];
E|K-S|TRACT(S) [n];
E·v·er;
E·v·er and a-NON [lit];
$F [pron. |EF|];
HEIR(S);
$L [pron. |EL|];
$M [pron. |EM|];
$N [pron. |EN|];
$S [pron. |ES|];
$X [pron. |EKS|]
second syllable:
by A·n·y MA·nn·er of MEANS;
how-E·v·er
[var: cp |W|2];
IN-E·ff·a·b·le
[var: cp |N|2];
in E·ff·i·g·y;
IN-E·st·i·m·a·b·le;
in E·v·i·d·ence;
$no-EL [lit];
po-E·t·ic/·i·c·al;
qui-E·sc·ent;
WEEK-END(S) [var: cp |W|1];
WHAT-E·v·er
[var: cp |T|2];
WHER-E·v·er
[var: cp |R|2];
WHICH-E·v·er
[var: cp |T|2]
third syllable:
CON-sci-EN-tious [if pron. without |t|] or
CON·|t|sc·i-EN·|t|ti·ous [if pron. with |tsh|];
CONT-in-ENT-al [var: cp |N|3];
END to END;
HOW·s·o-E·v·er [lit];
IN-FLU-EN·|t|ti·al or -flu- [if pron. with |tsh|]
or IN-flu-EN-tial [if pron. without |t|];
in the END;
OU·b·li-ETTE(S);
PRED-il-EC-tion(s) [var: cp |L|3];
WHAT·s·o-E·v·er [lit];
WHERE·s·o-E·v·er [lit]
fourth syllable:
BE=all and END=all;
your JOUR·n·ey's END [lit]
fifth syllable:
IN·t·er-CONT-in-ENT-al
[var: cp |N|5];
ninth syllable:
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS
[var: cp |EI|9]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
A·n·y-MORE;
E·c·o-NO·m·ics
[var: cp |EE|1];
E·ff·er-VESCE(D);
EM·p·y-RE-al
[var: cp |P|2; lit];
EM·p·y-RE-an
[var: cp |P|2; lit];
EN-CRU-STA·ti·on(s) [if pron. |EN-|];
EN·g·i-NEER(S);
EN·t·er-TAIN(ED) [l&];
E·q·ua-NI·m·i·t·y
[var: cp |EE|1];
E·q·ui-LI·b·ri-um;
E·q·ui-NOC-tial
[var: cp |EE|1];
ET CE·t·e·r·a;
E·v·er-MORE [l&];
E|K·s·|clu-SI·v·i·t·y;
E|K·s|t·ra-OR·d·i·n·a·r·y or
-ORD-'n-A·r·y or -ORD-'n·a·r·y
or -OR·d·in-'ry
[var: cp |ST|2]
second syllable:
po-E·t·ic JU·st·ice;
po-E·t·ic LI·c·ense [or ·ence]
third syllable:
ORD-in-A·r·y
[var: cp |AW|1]
fourth syllable:
e|k-S|TRAORD-in-A·r·y
[var: see |ST|2];
sub-SI·d·i-A·r·y/·ies
[var: see |S|2]
fifth syllable:
BE·n·e-FI·c·i-A·r·y/·ies
[var: see |F|3]
2
|EE|
as in eel, eat and eve
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
$E [pron. |EE|];
EACH;
EA·g·er;
EAST;
EA·st·ern;
EA·s·y;
EAT/EA·t·en;
$E·d·en;
EEL(S);
E'EN [contraction; lit];
[A]E·g·is [see 4th syll.];
E·g·o(s)
[var: cp |E|1];
EI·th·er
[var: cp |AI|1];
E·q·ual;
E-POCH(S)
[var: cp |E|1];
E·r·a(s)
[var: cp |E||1 and
|I|1];
[A]ES-THETE(S)
[var: cp |E|1];
E·th·er;
(the) E·th·er [l/f];
EVE [l&];
E·v·en [adj/adv];
E·v·en [n; lit];
E·v·en-FALL(S) [lit];
E·v·il(s)
second syllable:
NA-IVE or na- [or -ÏVE];
NA-IVE-ly or na- [or -ÏVE-];
na-I·v·e·t·y or -IVE-ty
[or -Ï· or -ÏVE-];
qui-E·t·us [lit];
UN-EASE [lit];
UN-EA·s·y;
UN-E·q·ual;
UN-E·v·en
third syllable:
AL·t·er E·g·o(s)
[var: cp |R|3; lit];
EAST of $E·d·en;
em-PLOY-EE(S);
ILL at EASE
fourth syllable:
UN·d·er the [A]E·g·is of [lit]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
E·c·o-NO·m·ics
[var: cp |E|1];
E·j·a·c·u-LA·ti·on(s);
E-JECT/-JEC·t·ed
[var: see |D|2];
E-JEC-tions [var: see |D|2];
E·q·ua-NI·m·i·t·y
[var: cp |E|1];
E·q·ui-NOC-tial
[var: cp |E|1];
third syllable:
CA·r·i-ES
[var: see |K|1]
fourth syllable:
BE/WERE/WAS / KEEP/KEPT on an E·v·en KEEL
3
|EI|
as in eight and age
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
$A [pron. |EI|];
A·c·re(s);
AGE/A·g·es;
A·g·ed;
AGED;
AITCH-BONE(S)
[or $H BONE(S)];
AN·g·el(s);
A·p·ri-COT(S)
[var: cp |AE|1];
$A·si·an(s);
ATE [var: cp |E|1];
A·th·e-I·s·m;
AY[E]
[adv; var: cp |AI|1;
lit or dialectical];
EH;
EIGHT;
EIGHTH;
EIGH·t·i-eth;
EIGH·t·y;
EGG(S)
[var: cp |E|1];
$H [pron. |EITSH|];
$H BAR(S);
$H BEAM(S);
$H=BOMB(S);
$H HINGE/HIN·g·es;
$H HOUR;
$H=SHAPED
second syllable:
cre-ATE/-A·t·ed;
cre-A·ti·on(s);
cre-A·ti·o·n·ist(s);
hi-A·t·us/·u·s·es;
IN-A·l·i-e·n·a·b·le or
-AL-ie·n·a·b·le;
li-AISE(D);
li-AI·s·on(s)
[var: cp |L|1];
o-A·s·is/-A-SES
[var: cp |OH|1];
UN-A·b·le
third syllable:
EIGH·t·y=EIGHT;
EIGH·t·y=EIGHTH;
FIF·t·y=EIGHT;
FIF·t·y=EIGHTH;
FOR·t·y=EIGHT;
FOR·t·y=EIGHTH;
NINE·t·y=EIGHT;
NINE·t·y=EIGHTH;
SI·t|sh|·u-A·ti·on(s);
SI|K·s|t·y=EIGHT;
SI|K·s|t·y=EIGHTH;
THIR·t·y=EIGHT;
THIR·t·y=EIGHTH;
TIT-ill-A·ti·on(s)
[var: cp |L|3];
TWEN·t·y=EIGHT;
TWEN·t·y=EIGHTH
fourth syllable:
a-PPRE·c·i-A·ti·on;
a-SSO·c·i-A·ti·on(s);
e|k-S|TEN-|j|u-A·ti·on
[var: cp |W|4];
i-NI·t·i-A·ti·on(s);
ne-GO·t·i-A·ti·on(s)
[pron. |-GOH·s·ee-| or
|-GOH·sh·ee-|];
pro-NUN·c·i-A·ti·on(s);
SE·v·en·t·y=EIGHT;
SE·v·en·t·y=EIGHTH
fifth syllable:
in e|k-S|TEN-|j|u-A·ti·on (of)
[var: cp |W|5]
ninth syllable:
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS
[var: cp |E|9]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
A-bi-O·t·ic;
A·b·le=BO·d·ied;
A-SE|K-s|ual [var: see |S|2];
EIGH-TEEN;
EIGH-TEENTH
third syllable:
TIT-ill-ATE/-A·t·ed
[var: see |T|1]
fourth syllable:
a-PPRO·p·ri-ATE/-A·t·ed [v];
ca-LUM-ni-ATE/-A·t·ed;
[n; var: see |SP|2];
e|k-S|PA-tri-ATE/-A·t·ed [v];
i-NI·t·i-ATE/-A·t·ed;
i-NI·t·i-A·t·or(s);
ne-GO·t·i-ATE/-A·t·ed [pron.
|-GOH·s·ee-| or
|-GOH·sh·ee-|]
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