(perhaps
this may be considered a proper diphthong);
e (_e, e_) with the sound of _a_ long, as in _fete, abbe,_ and all
foreign words written with an accent, especially French words;
i with the sound of _e_ long, as in _machine,_ and nearly all French and
other foreign words;
o has the sound of double _o_ long in _tomb, womb, prove, move,_ etc.,
and of double _o_ short in _wolf, women,_ etc.;
o also has the sound of _u_ short in _above, love, some, done,_ etc.;
u has the sound of double _o_ long after _r,_ as in _rude, rule_;
it also has the sound of double _o_ short in _put, pull, bull, sure,_
etc.;
ea has the sound of _a_ long, as in _great_; of _e_ long, as in _heat_; of
_e_ short, as in _head_; of _a_ Italian (ah), as in _heart, hearth,_ etc.;
ei has the sound of _e_ long, as in _receive_; of _a_ long, as in
_freight, weight_; sometimes of _i_ long, as in _either_ and _neither,_
pronounced with either the sound of _e_ long or _i_ long, the latter
being the English usage;
ie has the sound of _i_ long, as in _lie,_ and of _e_ long,
as in _belief,_ and of _i_ short, as in _sieve_;
ai has the sound of _a_ long, as in _laid, bail, train,_ etc.
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