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[ow]
middle back tense rounded dipthong
coat
[ʊ]
high central-back lax rounded
should
[ə]
middle-low central lax unrounded
canada
[u]
high back tense rounded
shoot
[oj]
middle far-back tense rounded dipthong
boy
[ɑ]
low back tense unrounded
lock
[i]
high front tense unrounded
heat
[ʌ]
middle central lax unrounded
cut
[ɪ]
middle-high front lax unrounded
hit
[ɛ]
middle-lower front lax unrounded
epsilon
[æ]
low front lax unrounded
ash
[ej]
middle front tense unrounded dipthong
mate
[aj]
low central-front tense unrounded dipthong
lies
[aw]
low central tense unrounded dipthong
loud