death, dearth

death - /dɛθ/

dearth - /dɜrθ/

• A dearth of medicine during the war led to many tragic deaths.
• The death of crops was caused by a dearth of rain.
• A dearth of opportunities can feel like the death of ambition.
• The death of traditions may come from a dearth of interest among the young people.
• Historians link the death of civilizations to a dearth of resources.
• A dearth of compassion can bring the death of community spirit.
• The death toll rose due to a dearth of clean water.
• A dearth of leadership can mean the death of progress.
• The death of old ways often coincides with a dearth of support for them.
• A dearth of justice leads to the spiritual death of a society.

• death - /dɛθ/ - смерть, гибель, конец, смертный, смертельный.

Death рифмуется с: breath, Seth, meth.

• dearth - /dɜrθ/- недостаток, нехватка, голод, нехватка продуктов. 

Dearth рифмуется с: earth, birth, mirth, worth.

compassion - /kəmˈpaʃn/ - сострадание, сочувствие.

Звук / e /

Английские гласные: /ɛ/ или /e/ и что такое Pin-Pen Merger [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Американский акцент: звук [ɝ] и r-colored vowels [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]