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The article "the" is pronounced with a long E when it precedes another vowel sound, as in "the open door" (the) or "the animals" (thee). When it precedes a consonant sound, it has a schwa sound (thuh). Using (thuh) before a vowel sound has an artificial spoken sound.

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