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the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and main, generally when ⟨a⟩ is followed by just one, or from time to time two, consonants and after that A further vowel letter—this benefits from Middle English lengthening followed by The nice Vowel ShiftaA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA nA oA pA qA rA sA tA uA vA wA xA yA zAThe sound for which the letter