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[
"stream",
"stream"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪl"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rill.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rill.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rill.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rill.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rill.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "rill"
}
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