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Vowel Sounds
/a, ʌ, ae/

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/a/ nod, ponder, upon, volume, forgotten
/ʌ/ once, someone, suddenly
/æ/ as, nap, rap, tap

The Raven
Edgar Allen Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

To read the rest of the poem.
 Listen to Basil Rathbone reading "The Raven"
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