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Pronounciation guide
Click the "Play" buttons to hear Shelley Murphy's Boston pronunciation of each word. Audio clips require Flash player.Aunt
Boston Pronunciation: Ahnt
Webster's definition: The sister of one's father or mother.
Boston Pronunciation: Ahnt
Webster's definition: The sister of one's father or mother.
Beer
Boston Pronunciation: Bee-uh
Webster's definition: An alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.
Boston Pronunciation: Bee-uh
Webster's definition: An alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.
Can't
Boston Pronunciation: Kahnt
Webster's definition: Can not.
Boston Pronunciation: Kahnt
Webster's definition: Can not.
Car
Boston Pronunciation: Kah
Webster's definition: A vehicle moving on wheels. A carriage.
Boston Pronunciation: Kah
Webster's definition: A vehicle moving on wheels. A carriage.
Chowder
Boston Pronunciation: Chow-dah
Webster's definition: A soup or stew of seafood (as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (as potatoes).
Boston Pronunciation: Chow-dah
Webster's definition: A soup or stew of seafood (as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (as potatoes).
Harvard
Boston Pronunciation: Hah-vahd
Webster's definition: John 1607-1638 American clergyman & benefactor; left his library and half his estate to college at "New Towne" (later Cambridge); college named in his honor in 1639.
Boston Pronunciation: Hah-vahd
Webster's definition: John 1607-1638 American clergyman & benefactor; left his library and half his estate to college at "New Towne" (later Cambridge); college named in his honor in 1639.
Idea
Boston Pronunciation: Eye-dee-er
Webster's definition: A formulated thought or opinion.
Boston Pronunciation: Eye-dee-er
Webster's definition: A formulated thought or opinion.
Mayor
Boston Pronunciation: May-uh
Webster's definition: An official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough.
Boston Pronunciation: May-uh
Webster's definition: An official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough.
New York
Boston Pronunciation: New Yahk
Webster's definition: A state in the northeastern United States, or a city and port in southeastern New York at mouth of Hudson River.
Boston Pronunciation: New Yahk
Webster's definition: A state in the northeastern United States, or a city and port in southeastern New York at mouth of Hudson River.
Park
Boston Pronunciation: Pahk
Webster's definition: A tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation.
Boston Pronunciation: Pahk
Webster's definition: A tract of land that often includes lawns, woodland, and pasture attached to a country house and is used as a game preserve and for recreation.
Party
Boston Pronunciation: Pah-tee
Webster's definition: A social gathering, or a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government.
Boston Pronunciation: Pah-tee
Webster's definition: A social gathering, or a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government.
