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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| intermission | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| hesitate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Verb |
| suspension | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| interruption | xx/x | Noun, Noun |
| stopping | /x | Verb |
| glancing | /x | Verb |
| punctuating | /xxx | Verb |
| silently | /xx | Adverb |
| distractedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| halting | /x | Noun |
| skipping | /x | Verb |
| nervously | /xx | Adverb |
| watching | /x | Verb |
| noticing | /xx | Verb |
| staring | /x | Verb |
| savoring | /xx | Verb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| wincing | /x | Verb |
| chuckling | /x | Verb |
| remarking | x/x | Verb |
| taking | /x | Verb |
| hurrying | /xx | Verb |
| letting | /x | Verb |
| gazing | /x | Verb |
| listening | /xx | Verb |
| frowning | /x | Verb |
| idly | /x | Adverb |
| remembering | x/xx | Verb |
| resuming | x/x | Verb |
| sighing | /x | Noun |
| absentmindedly | x//xx | Adverb |
| sauntering | /xx | Verb |
| flicking | /x | Verb |
| dawdling | /x | Verb |
| nodding | /x | Verb |
| gesturing | /xx | Verb |
| gulping | /x | Verb |
| replaying | x/x | Verb |
| contemplate | /xx | Verb |
| muttering | /xx | Verb |
| absently | /xx | Adverb |
| scrutinizing | /xxx | Verb |
| asking | /x | Verb |
| flinching | /x | Verb |
| ambling | /xx | Verb |
| prompting | /x | Verb |
| answering | /xx | Verb |
| saluting | x/x | Verb |
| blinking | /x | Noun |
| repeating | x/x | Verb |
| recollecting | xx/x | Verb |
| mimed | / | Verb |
| savouring | /xx | Verb |
| meditatively | /xxxx | Adverb |
| mutely | /x | Adverb |
| quizzically | /xx | Adverb |
| observing | x/x | Verb |
| mumbling | /xx | Verb |
| motioning | /xx | Verb |
| backtracking | /xx | Noun |
| shrugging | /x | Verb |
| examining | x/xx | Verb |
| turning | /x | Verb |
| stepping | /x | Verb |
| admiring | x/x | Noun |
| restarting | x/x | Verb |
| mulling | /x | Verb |
| talking | /x | Verb |
| nudging | /x | Verb |
| continuing | x/xx | Verb |
| snapping | /x | Verb |
| marvelling | x/x | Verb |
| casually | /xxx | Adverb |
| exhaling | x/x | Verb |
| pondering | /xx | Verb |
| responding | x/x | Verb |
| refraining | x/x | Verb |
| pensively | /xx | Adverb |
| tossing | /x | Verb |
| murmuring | /xx | Verb |
| applauding | x/x | Verb |
| forcing | /x | Verb |
| stirring | /x | Adjective |
| allowing | x/x | Verb |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| nibbling | /xx | Verb |
| peeking | /x | Verb |
| plopping | /x | Verb |
| calmly | /x | Adverb |
| admonishing | x/xx | Verb |
| smirking | /x | Noun |
| quietly | /xx | Adverb |
| refusing | x/x | Verb |
| wistfully | /xx | Adverb |
| languidly | /xx | Adverb |
| attentively | x/xx | Adverb |
| noting | /x | Verb |
| slowing | /x | Verb |
| mouthing | /x | Noun |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| initiating | x/xxx | Verb |
| looping | /x | Noun |
| ruminating | /xxx | Verb |
| waits | / | Verb |
| gasping | /x | Verb |
| sneaking | /x | Verb |
| checking | /x | Noun |
| gawking | /x | Verb |
| catching | /x | Verb |
| popping | /x | Verb |
| leaping | /x | Verb |
| chatting | /x | Verb |
| rest | / | Noun |
| screaming | /x | Verb |
| hesitation | xx/x | Noun |
| fluctuating | /xxx | Adjective |
| bowing | /x | Noun |
| hemming | /x | Noun |
| balk | / | Noun |
| stopgap | /x | Noun |
| hush | / | Noun |
| spurt | / | Noun |
| silence | /x | Noun |
| purring | /x | Noun |
| snuggling | /xx | Verb |
| bode | / | Name |
| puzzlement | /xx | Noun |
| burning | /x | Noun |
| strolling | /x | Verb |
| stand | / | Noun |
| grunting | /x | Verb |
| coughing | /x | Noun |
| worth | / | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| breath | / | Noun |
| transcriptional | x/xx | Adjective |
| scarce | / | Adjective |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| reflect | x/ | Verb |
| frequent | /x | Adjective |
| mouthfuls | /x | Noun |
| rowers | /x | Noun |
| warehouses | /xx | Noun |
| sip | / | Verb |
| accustomed | x/x | Adjective |
| adopting | x/x | Verb |
| arresting | x/x | Adjective |
| baiting | /x | Noun |
| bearable | /xx | Adjective |
| beastly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| birthing | /x | Noun |
| boiling | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| brooding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| busier | /xx | Adjective |
| choosing | /x | Noun |
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb |
| curbing | /x | Noun |
| dusting | /x | Noun |
| enchanted | x/x | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| exposure | x/x | Noun |
| flushing | /x | Noun |
| grinding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hiring | /x | Noun |
| imagined | x/x | Adjective |
| lifting | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| polishing | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| praying | /x | Noun |
| pruning | /x | Noun |
| purging | /x | Noun |
| reparation | xx/x | Noun |
| retiring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| salubrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| sanctified | xxx | Adjective |
| scouring | /xx | Noun |
| seeing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| stiller | /x | Noun |
| straitened | /x | Adjective |
| washing | /x | Noun |
| watering | /xx | Noun |
| wonted | /x | Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
