THE SOUNDS |E| TO |EI|
This document comprises all collections of words 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|;cp EY·r·ie(s) under |AI|];
AE·r·y [adj;var:cp |AE|];
AIR(S); AI·r·y [var:cp |AE|];
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|];
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|];
E·g·o(s) [var:cp |EE|];
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|];
;
E·p·ic(s); E|·k·w|i·t·y;
E-POCH(S) or E·p·och(s)
[var:cp |EE|];
E·r·a(s) [var:cp |EE| and
|I|];
ERE [l&];
[A]ES-THETE(S) [var:cp |EE|];
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|];
E|K-S|TANT or E|K·s|t·ant [var:cp |ST|];
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;
IN-E·ff·a·b·le [var:cp |N|];
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;
WEEK-END(S) [var:cp |W|];
WHAT-E·v·er [var:cp |T|];
WHER-E·v·er [var:cp |R|];
WHICH-E·v·er [var:cp |T|]
third syllable:
END to END; HOW·s·o-E·v·er [lit]; IN-flu-EN-tial;
in the END; OU·b·li-ETTE(S);
PRED-il-EC-tion(s) [var:cp |L|];
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]
ninth syllable:
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS [var:cp
|EI|]
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
A·n·y-MORE;
E·c·o-NO·m·ics [var:cp |EE|];
E·ff·er-VESCE(D);
EM·p·y-RE-al [var:cp |P|; lit];
EM·p·y-RE-an [var:cp |P|; lit];
EN·g·i-NEER(S); EN·t·er-TAIN(ED) [l&];
;
ET CE·t·e·r·a; E·v·er-MORE [l&];
;
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|]
second syllable:
po-E·t·ic JU·st·ice; po-E·t·ic LI·c·ense [or ·ence]
fourth syllable:
e|k-S|TRAORD-in-A·r·y [var:cp |AW|];
sub-SI·d·i-A·r·y/·ies [var:see |S|]
fifth syllable:
BE·n·e-FI·c·i-A·r·y/·ies [var:see |F|]
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|];
EI·th·er [var:cp |AI|];
E|·k·w|al;
E-POCH(S) [var:cp |E|];
E·r·a(s) [var:cp |E| and
|I|];
[A]ES-THETE(S) [var:cp |E|];
E·th·er; (the) E·th·er [l/f]; EVE [l&];
E·v·en [adj/adv]; E·v·en [n;lit]; E·v·il(s)
second syllable:
UN-EASE [lit]; UN-EA·s·y; UN-E|·k·w|al; UN-E·v·en
third syllable:
AL·t·er E·g·o(s) [var:cp |R|; 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|];
E·j·a·c·u-LA·ti·on(s);
E-JECT/-JEC·t·ed [var:see |D|];
E-JEC-tions [var:see |D|]
third syllable:
CA·r·i-ES [var:see |K|]
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)];
A·p·ri-COT(S) [var:cp |AE|];
$A·si·an(s);
ATE [var:cp |E|];
A·th·e-I·s·m;
AY[E] [adv;var:cp |AI|; lit or
dialectical];
EH;
EIGHT;
EIGHTH;
EIGH·t·i-eth;
EIGH·t·y;
EGG(S) [var:cp |E|];
$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);
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|];
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|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|];
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|];
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|]
ninth syllable:
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS [var:cp
|E|]
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|];
EIGH-TEEN;
EIGH-TEENTH
third syllable:
TIT-ill-ATE/-A·t·ed [var:see |T|]
fourth syllable:
a-PPRO·p·ri-ATE/-A·t·ed [v];
ca-LUM-ni-ATE/-A·t·ed;
e|k-S|PA-tri-ATE(S)
[n; var:see |SP|];
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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