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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| participle | /xxx  | Noun, Noun  | 
| gerund | /x  | Noun  | 
| participial | x/xxx  | Adjective  | 
| infinitive | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| dynamic | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| present tense | /x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| verb | /  | Noun  | 
| verbal | /x  | Adjective  | 
| passive | /x  | Adjective  | 
| progressive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| tense | /  | Noun  | 
| iterative | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| activity | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| adverbial | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| resultative | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| preverbal | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| descriptive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| adjective | /xx  | Noun  | 
| adverb | /x  | Noun  | 
| incipient | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| preposition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| possessive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| indicative | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| countable | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| part of speech | ///  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| partitive | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| nominal | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| pronominal | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| conjugation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| dependent | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| reflexive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| imperative | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| predicative | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| potential | x/x  | Noun  | 
| form | /  | Noun  | 
| genitive | /xx  | Noun  | 
| patient | /x  | Noun  | 
| voice | /  | Noun  | 
| formative | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| dative | /x  | Noun  | 
| modal | /x  | Adjective  | 
| state | /  | Noun  | 
| talking | /x  | Verb  | 
| particle | /xx  | Noun  | 
| presentational | xx/xx  | Adjective  | 
| ablative | /xx  | Noun  | 
| article | /xx  | Noun  | 
| occurrence | x/x  | Noun  | 
| direct object | x//x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| accomplishment | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| distributive | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| first person | //x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| stative | xx  | Adjective  | 
| nominative | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| subjunctive | /xx  | Noun  | 
| abducted | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| above | x/  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| absent | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| account | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| accusative | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| acquaint | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| active | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| actual | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| actuality | xx/xx  | Noun  | 
| adjectival | /xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| advanced | x/  | Adjective  | 
| affix | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| affords | x/  | Verb  | 
| annual | /xx  | Adjective, Name  | 
| appear | x/  | Verb  | 
| apply | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| approximate | x/xx  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| are | /  | Noun  | 
| argue | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| arise | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| ask | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| assembly | x/x  | Noun  | 
| assert | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| assist | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| attend | x/  | Verb  | 
| attendance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| attendee | x//  | Noun  | 
| attributive | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| audience | /xx  | Noun  | 
| available | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| award | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| aware | x/  | Adjective, Verb  | 
| aye | /  | Name, Adverb  | 
| basic | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| being | /x  | Noun  | 
| bequeath | x/  | Verb  | 
| bestow | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| birthday | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| box | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| bring | /  | Verb  | 
| bring home | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| bring in | /x  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| bring out | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| bung | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| case | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| cause | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cede | /  | Verb  | 
| certificate | x/xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| chamber | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| changed | /  | Adjective  | 
| christmas | /x  | Name, Adjective, Verb  | 
| christmas gift | /x/  | Name, Verb  | 
| cognizance | /xx  | Noun  | 
| cognizant | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| come | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| commend | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| communicate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| con | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| confer | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| confront | x/  | Verb  | 
| consideration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| constitute | /xx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| contain | x/  | Verb  | 
| contemporary | x/xxx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| convey | x/  | Verb  | 
| course | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| current | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| dag | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| daily | /x  | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb  | 
| date | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| day | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| death | /  | Noun  | 
| defend | x/  | Verb  | 
| deliver | x/x  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| demo | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| demonstrate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| describe | x/  | Verb  | 
| disclose | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| discounted | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| display | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| distribute | x/x  | Verb  | 
| donate | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| dower | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| due | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun  | 
| earlier | /xx  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| effecting | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| endow | x/  | Verb  | 
| ent | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| entail | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| evident | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| ex | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| exhibit | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| exist | x/  | Verb  | 
| existence | x/x  | Noun  | 
| expected | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| explain | x/  | Verb  | 
| expose | x/  | Verb  | 
| express | x/  | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| extant | /x  | Adjective  | 
| extend | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| face | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| far | /  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| favour | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| feature | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| file | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| find | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| following | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| force | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| forget | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| formulate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| forward | /x  | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| furnish | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| future | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| gift | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| give | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| give away | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| give out | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| give up | //  | Phrase, Verb, Adjective  | 
| gone | /  | Adjective  | 
| grant | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| hand | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| hand out | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| have | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| here | /  | Adverb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| here and now | ///  | Phrase, Adverb, Noun  | 
| hereby | x/  | Adverb  | 
| herein | x/  | Adverb  | 
| hereof | x/  | Adverb  | 
| hereto | x/x  | Adverb  | 
| herewith | //  | Adverb  | 
| highlight | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| hong | /  | Name  | 
| hour | /x  | Noun  | 
| hui | /x  | Name  | 
| ic | x  | Name, Adjective  | 
| illustrate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| imagine | x/x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| immediate | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| imp | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| imperfect | x/x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| imperfective | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| impose | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| in attendance | xx/x  | Phrase  | 
| include | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| incumbent | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| indicate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| infinitival | x/xxx  | Adjective  | 
| instant | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| intrinsic | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| introduce | xx/  | Verb  | 
| introduction | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| involved | x/  | Adjective  | 
| juncture | /x  | Noun  | 
| later | /x  | Adverb, Adjective  | 
| lay | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| lay out | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| leave | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| linger | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| localize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| lodge | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| make | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| metropolis | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| metropolitan | xx/xx  | Name, Adjective  | 
| mind | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| mindful | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| minute | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
