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In _sieve, ie_ has the sound of _i_ short.
In _eight, skein, neighbor, rein, reign, sleigh, vein, veil, weigh,_ and _weight, ei_ has the sound of _a_ long.
In _height, sleight,_ and a few other words _ei_ has the sound of _i_ long.
In _great, break,_ and _steak ea_ has the sound of _a_ long; in _heart_ and _hearth_ it has the sound of _a_ Italian, and in _tear_ and _bear_ it has the sound of _a_ as in _care_.
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The following words have irregularities peculiar to themselves.
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