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After marking the vowels diacritically read the following passages, paying special attention to the vowel sounds:   So Lord Howard passed away with five ships of war that day.

From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.

The pronunciation is shown by the ordinary diacritically marked letters used in the schoolbooks.

From Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 by Various