Vowels
In general long vowels are slightly lengthened into diphthongs and diphthongs soften into long vowels. Short vowels also slightly lengthen into diphthongs.
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murder
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earl
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pearl
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universe
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turmoil
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curses
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jury
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Diphthongs
Diphthongs become long vowels.
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bay
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buy
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boy
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bow
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bough
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me
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may
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my
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mow
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mouth
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tray
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try
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Troy
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troth
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trout
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play
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ply
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ploy
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explode
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plow
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nay
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night
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annoy
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no
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now
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= 
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story
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glory
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morning
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= æ
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house
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rouse
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frown
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town
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allow
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brown
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u: = Iu:
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school
|
rule
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jewel
|
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mule
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tool
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fool
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Short vowels can sometimes sound like dipthongs.
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pin
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Ann
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end
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stand
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hood
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can’t
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bin
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and
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wake
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dead
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could
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land
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|
it
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thank
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shake
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bend
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hood
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canned
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win
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bank
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steak
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lend
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wood
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band
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Diphthongs of R are lengthened and softened with the r dropped.
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peer
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pear
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pour
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par
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poor
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deer
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dare
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dour
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door
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dark
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beer
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bare
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boor
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bore
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bar
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fear
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fair
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fewer
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for
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far
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sheer
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share
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sure
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shore
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shark
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