For [e] see the diagram on p. [122].
Observe the colloquial tendency to pronounce get as [git].
A fairly close [e] is in standard English the first element of the diphthong in laid, tame, late, etc. There is not one uniform vowel sound in these words; pronounce aid quite slowly, and you will notice that the tongue rises before the consonant is reached. The diphthong is long when a voiced sound follows it, short before a voiceless sound. Thus laid [leid] is longer than late [leit]. Test this statement by finding other words containing the diphthong, and pronouncing them to yourself or getting others to pronounce them. What is the quantity of the [ei] when the diphthong is final?
In vulgar speech the first element of the diphthong tends to [ɑ], sometimes almost to [ɔ].
Listen to a foreigner's pronunciation of English words containing this diphthong; what do you notice?
The vowel in says and said is short [sez, sed], as also in ate [et]. The pronunciation of -ain as [ein] in such words as fountain, captain, bargain, is a pedantic affectation.
How do you pronounce villain, curtain?