THE SOUND |DH|
as in thee, they and than
( for a different pronunciation of the digraph th ,
as in three ,
see the sound
TH )
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
THAN;
THAT [l&];
THE [if stressed];
THEE;
THEIR;
THEIRS;
THEM;
THEN (and THERE);
THENCE [l/f];
THERE (and THEN);
THERE-FORE or THERE·f·ore;
THESE;
THEY;
THINE [l&];
THIS;
THI·th·er
[var: cp |TH|1; lit];
THOSE;
THO[UGH];
THOU;
THUS;
THY [l&]
second syllable:
al-THO[UGH];
wi-THIN [var: cp |TH|2];
wi-THOUT [var: cp |TH|2]
fourth syllable:
HI·th·er and THI·th·er
[var: cp |TH|4; lit]
With secondary stress on:
second syllable:
wi-THOUT com-PARE
[var: cp |TH|2; lit]
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