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there were
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English
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Pronunciation
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(
UK
)
(
stressed
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/̩ðɛəˈwɜː/
(
unstressed
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ðɛəwə(ɹ)/
,
/ðəwə(ɹ)/
(
US
,
Canada
)
(
stressed
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/̩ðɛɚˈwɝ/
(
unstressed
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ðɛɚwɚ/
,
/ðɚwɚ/
(
unstressed
,
r
-dissimilation
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ðɛəwɚ/
,
/ðɛwɚ/
,
/ðəwɚ/
,
/ðwɚ/
Audio (US; "there were some"; most to least stressed)
(
file
)
Rhymes:
-ɜː(ɹ)
,
-ɛəwə(ɹ)
Verb
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there
were
simple
past
plural
of
there be
