American English Pronunciation Workbook

Stress pattern 100

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1.  [eɪɹiə]  in that area so

2.  [ɑpəsɪ]  my daughter's the opposite that

3.  [kæpɪɾl̩]  on capitol square

4.  [əmfʊsʊs]  it's more emphasis on

5.  [pɹɪnsɪpl̩]  one principal that

6.  [faɪnli]  they finally got out

7.  [hɔɹəbl̩]  it was a horrible period

8.  [sɛvn̩di]  was in seventy eight

9.  [tɛɹəbl̩]  it's terrible things what she's

10.  [pɹɪnzəbəl]  yknow the principal like

11.  [pɹɛʤəɾɪs]  their prejudice against her

12.  [mɑnɪtəɹ]  like they monitor the calls

13.  [wənɚfə]  it's wonderful because i

14.  [fizɪbl̩]  it's more feasible than

15.  [ɪndɪsʧɹi]  into industry and then

16.  [ɪnfənsi]  right from infancy were

17.  [kɛɚktɚ]  just another character to

18.  [ɡəvɚmənʔt]  which is government funded

19.  [pɚsəl̩]  his personal life

20.  [ɹɛʤɪsʧɚ]  and you register them

21.  [pɹɑbəbli]  i probably would've stayed

22.  [pɑləsi]  a policy changes

23.  [ɛɹiɛ]  in this area for

24.  [ɑpəzɪ]  an opposite sex you

25.  [wəndɚfl̩]  it's a wonderful neighborhood

26.  [mæneɪʤmɪn]  well like management here

27.  [pɹɑbəbli]  i probably wouldn't be

28.  [sæɾɚɾi]  a saturday or a sunday

29.  [ɡɹæʤuɛɾ]  a graduate of stanford

30.  [sɚɡɚi]  you didn't do the surgery on you

31.  [lɪmɪɾɪ]  with limited money

32.  [tɛɹəbl̩]  it's terrible that the

33.  [dɪfkəlt]  it's actually not that difficult but

34.  [kwɑlɪɾi]  the quality of life

35.  [naɪɡəɾɪv]  like universal negative things about this

36.  [æmjəlɛs]  i don't want to be an ambulance chaser i just want to be

37.  [eɪɹiɛ]  an area under that concrete floor

38.  [faɪnəli]  and then i finally decided that i really

39.  [fɪzɪkl̩]  not even physical death can break that

40.  [kjʊɹiəs]  sort of the curious nature of kids i mean they

41.  [kælənɚ]  and if you don't sit down with a little calendar and go

42.  [kɹɪmənl̩]  if somebody's out there actually doing criminal work

43.  [mɪnɪstɚ]  any minister or anybody else

44.  [lɪmɪnɪd]  a limited ability to move

45.  [pɹɑbəbli]  yeah we probably eventually will do that

46.  [nɔɹməleɪ]  but normally i find that those people

47.  [kəstəɾi]  they gave me custody of the child

48.  [kɚɪɚ]  when i first started working for the courier service

49.  [noʊɹmli]  you normally don't get hit on by girls

50.  [sɪmfəni]  well shawn sings in the symphony chorus too

51.  [pɑləsi]  technical assistance and policy end of it

52.  [kɹɛɾəbl̩]  believe that they have anything credible to say

53.  [æksdɪʔt]  she's in a car accident she's got what's called

54.  [pɹɑbəbli]  i suspect they probably won't do that

55.  [tɛɹəbl̩]  you're right i think it's terrible that

56.  [vɪɾioʊ]  i've been playing video games since i was two

57.  [ɪmfluəts]  parents have a greater influence on the

58.  [hɔɹəbəl]  crabbing about their horrible kids and

59.  [oʊpɪnɪŋ]  this is opening the door a crack and the next thing you know

60.  [pɑsɪbli]  everything they possibly can to make me happy

61.  [ɪnfluəns]  but i think the influence was not financial

62.  [mɑɾɚɹeɪt]  to moderate that stance

63.  [ɛmpəθi]  you'd probably have a lot of empathy for them

64.  [sɛvəndi]  well like seventy one and seventy i mean that

65.  [dɪfəkəlt]  yknow but it's very difficult today

66.  [bjuɾəfəl]  it's really beautiful and people do a lot of parties there

67.  [næʃənl̩]  tried to notify the national merit people about it

68.  [ɪnsɪkjʊɹ]  yknow so insecure in their own that they're really

69.  [ɪndɪsʧɹi]  i used to work in the music industry so i do a lot of

70.  [mænɪʃmənt]  i moved into a management position

71.  [æɹəɡən]  he seems pretty arrogant i don't think he's done

72.  [ɪnfluəns]  i didn't know all the influence was on

73.  [sæɾɚɾɪ]  because it was on a saturday morning she went into labor

74.  [keɪpɪbl̩]  all are capable of shooting somebody

75.  [fæbjləs]  lucky we have fabulous relationship

76.  [siɹiɪs]  boy you're way too serious for this particular affair

77.  [keɪpəbəl]  how capable the other half would have been yknow

78.  [vɛɹiəs]  politically active at various times my past

79.  [pɹɑboʊbli]  i would've probably been pretty good at

80.  [pɑsəbli]  some embarrassment possibly or

81.  [bjuɾəfəl]  it's really beautiful it's a circular

82.  [sɪmələɹ]  based similar to the bible

83.  [sɛnsɪɾɪv]  used to be very sensitive to other people and

84.  [ɹɛləvəns]  or had no real relevance to their lives

85.  [æksɪdiʔt]  just like that accident yesterday with um

86.  [ɔɹkəstɹə]  make it interesting for orchestra members

87.  [pɪɹiɪɾ]  um you do go through a period in your life

88.  [pɑɾɚi]  and we had lot of jewelry and pottery and

89.  [mɑnɪɾɚ]  and we monitor what they watch

90.  [pɑlsi]  foreign policy kinds of debates

91.  [fɪzɪkl̩]  like physical abuses things like that

92.  [æksdɪnʔt]  car accident i'd say about ten years ago

93.  [tɛɚbl̩]  which is a good thing because it was a terrible thing

94.  [oʊpənɪŋ]  i almost thought of opening my own daycare center

95.  [hɔɾiəs]  expect the audience to want to hear

96.  [fɹətɪv]  those are the formative years of a child

97.  [fɪzɪkl̩]  talking about just the physical features

98.  [pɪɹəmɪd]  um big like pyramid shaped thing

99.  [ɛmfɪsɪs]  we have a lot of emphasis on pop culture

100.  [ɑpəsʊʔt]  it was the opposite of the dispatch


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