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Some compound words with a long E sound:

anyone/somebody/nobody/anybody (2)

bookmobile

centerpiece

daydream

grandniece

honeymoon

housekeeper

keyboard

meanwhile

northeast/southeast

oatmeal

oversee

seashore

spearmint

sweetheart

teacup

upbeat

upstream

weekend

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