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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| before | x/ | Adverb, Adverb |
| past | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| sooner | /x | Adverb, Adverb, Noun |
| originally | x/xxx | Noun, Adverb |
| in the beginning | xxx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| in the first place | xx// | Phrase, Adverb |
| to begin with | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| later | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| previous | /xx | Adjective |
| preceding | x/x | Verb |
| prior | /x | Adjective |
| yesterday | /xx | Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| today | x/ | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| subsequent | /xx | Adjective |
| this | / | Adverb, Noun |
| last | / | Adjective |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb |
| since | / | Adverb |
| here | / | Adverb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| similar | /xx | Adjective |
| upcoming | /xx | Noun |
| twice | / | Adverb |
| beforehand | x/x | Noun |
| first | / | Adjective |
| latter | /x | Noun |
| week | / | Noun |
| another | x/x | Noun |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun |
| several | /x | Adjective |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| morning | /x | Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| next | / | Adjective |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| following | /xx | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective |
| afterwards | /xx | Adverb |
| year | / | Noun |
| month | / | Noun |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| aforesaid | x/x | Noun |
| foregone | // | Adjective |
| long ago | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| former | /x | Noun |
| bygone | /x | Adjective |
| said | / | Verb |
| pluperfect | /x/ | Noun |
| preterite | /xx | Noun |
| existing | x/x | Verb |
| historic | x/x | Noun |
| written | /x | Verb |
| attended | x/x | Verb |
| used | / | Verb |
| given | /x | Verb |
| gone | / | Verb |
| prestressed | x/ | Name |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| forecasted | /xx | Adjective |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| departed | x/x | Verb |
| run in | /x | Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| passé | / | Noun, Adjective |
| hic et nunc | /xx | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| passed | / | Verb |
| promised | /x | Verb |
| apprehended | xx/x | Verb |
| losing | /x | Verb |
| visited | /xx | Verb |
| fallen | /x | Verb |
| amended | x/x | Verb |
| first and last | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| running | /x | Verb |
| present | /x | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| ould | / | Name |
| granted | /x | Verb |
| spilt | / | Adjective |
| lapsed | / | Verb |
| soured | /x | Verb |
| expired | x/ | Verb |
| stolen | /x | Verb |
| stopped | / | Verb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective |
| punished | /x | Verb |
| stifled | /x | Adjective |
| spoken for | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| murdered | /x | Verb |
| exploded | x/x | Verb |
| lamented | x/x | Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| cruder | /x | Adjective |
| puberty | /xx | Adverb |
| contemporary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| worthier | /xx | Adjective |
| tudors | /x | Name |
| avant | x/ | Noun |
| alternative | x/xx | Adjective |
| nos | x | Noun |
| contemporaneous | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| mentioned | /x | Verb |
| namely | /x | Adverb |
| left | / | Adverb |
| primitive | /xx | Adjective |
| herein | x/ | Adverb |
| noted | /x | Verb |
| simultaneous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| lyrics | /x | Noun |
| tonight | x/ | Adverb |
| alluded | x/x | Verb |
| assassination | xxx/x | Noun |
| simpler | /xx | Adjective |
| discussed | x/ | Verb |
| chronologically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| inception | x/x | Noun |
| noticeable | /xxx | Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| current | /x | Adjective |
| recall | /x | Adverb |
| maturity | x/xx | Noun |
| considerably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| stated | /x | Verb |
| pointed | /x | Verb |
| indicated | /xxx | Verb |
| centuries | /xx | Noun |
| raid | / | Noun |
| outlined | /x | Verb |
| dynasty | /xx | Noun |
| described | x/ | Verb |
| summer | /x | Noun |
| possibly | /xx | Adverb |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| millennium | x/xx | Noun |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| intimated | /xxx | Verb |
| quoted | /x | Verb |
| suggested | x/x | Verb |
| appreciably | x/xx | Adverb |
| traditions | x/x | Noun |
| correspondingly | xx/xx | Adverb |
| progressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| versus | /x | Adverb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun |
| onset | /x | Adverb |
| cited | /x | Verb |
| bed | / | Verb |
| versions | /x | Noun |
| retirement | x/xx | Noun |
| frequent | /x | Adjective |
| decades | x/ | Noun |
| developmentally | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| poems | /x | Noun |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| phone | / | Noun |
| section | /x | Noun |
| emigrated | /xxx | Verb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb |
| invasion | x/x | Noun |
| stages | /x | Noun |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| authored | /x | Adjective |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bottles | /x | Noun |
| censored | /x | Adjective |
| classic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| erstwhile | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| expeditiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| extant | /x | Adjective |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| faster | /x | Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| higher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| hitherto | /x/ | Adverb |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| lately | /x | Adverb |
| lengthier | /xx | Adjective |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| makes | / | Verb |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| morrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| older | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| once | / | Adverb, Noun |
| outgoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| pioneering | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| precedent | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| prematurely | xx/x | Adverb |
| premium | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| prepayment | x/x | Noun |
| prima | /x | Adjective |
| principles | /xx | Adjective |
| published | /x | Adjective |
| quicker | /x | Adverb |
| rather | /x | Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| reprinted | x/x | Adjective |
| start | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| supra | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun, Adverb |
| while | / | Noun, Verb |
| whilst | / | Adverb |
| younger | /x | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
