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above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
abundant
x/x
Adjective
acceptances
x/xx
Noun
accepted
x/x
Adjective
ache
/
Noun, Verb
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
afterwards
/xx
Adverb
again
x/
Adverb
against
x/
Adverb
age
/
Noun, Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
airtime
/x
Noun
along
x/
Adverb
already
x/x
Adverb
alt
/
Noun, Adjective
altitude
/xx
Noun
always
/x
Adverb
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
ancient
/x
Adjective, Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anytime
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
appearance
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
awhile
x/
Adverb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
barely
/x
Adverb
basis
/x
Noun
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
before
x/
Adverb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
between
x/
Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bonfires
/xx
Adjective
bonnie
/x
Name, Adjective
break
/
Verb, Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
buyer
/x
Noun
bygone
/x
Adjective, Noun
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catacombs
/xx
Adjective
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chronic
/x
Adjective, Noun
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
chronology
x/xx
Noun
clerical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
clock
/
Noun, Verb
combination
xx/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
consistently
x/xx
Adverb
consuming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuum
x/xx
Noun
contracts
/x
Noun
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
coup
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crave
/
Verb, Noun
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
dace
/
Noun
data
/x
Noun
date
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
daylight saving
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
decade
x/
Noun
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
detailed
x/
Adjective, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
director
x/x
Noun
distances
/xx
Noun
distant
/x
Adjective
does
/
Adjective
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
dragon
/x
Noun
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
durable
/xx
Adjective, Noun
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
elongate
x/x
Verb, Adjective
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
endless
/x
Adjective
enduring
x/x
Adjective, Noun
enjoyable
x/xx
Adjective
enormous
x/x
Adjective
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
ephemera
x/xx
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
epistles
x/x
Noun
epoch
/x
Noun, Verb
era
/x
Noun
eternal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
eternity
x/xx
Noun
evening
/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventful
x/x
Adjective
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
eventually
x/xxx
Adverb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
extendable
x/xx
Adjective
extensive
x/x
Adjective
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extremely
x/x
Adverb
fact
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
farsighted
//x
Adjective
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fateful
/x
Adjective
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fold
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
for
/
Noun
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forgotten
x/x
Adjective, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
fourth dimension
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
fritz
/
Name, Verb
from
/
Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
frontier
x/
Noun, Verb
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fur
/
Noun, Verb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
futurity
/xxx
Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
goodbye
x/
Noun, Verb
governor
/xx
Noun
grading
/x
Noun
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
greatly
/x
Adverb
greenwich mean time
/x//
Phrase, Noun
greenwich time
/x/
Name, Name
groomed
/
Adjective
gruelling
/x
Adjective, Noun
hair
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happier
/xx
Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hard time
//
Phrase, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
harrowing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
heretofore
xx/
Adverb
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
historically
x/xxx
Adverb
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
homilies
/xx
Noun
hora
/x
Noun
hot dogs
//
Phrase
hour
/x
Noun
hourly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
huge
/
Adjective
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
infinity
x/xx
Noun
innings
/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instar
xx
Noun, Verb
integer
/xx
Noun
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
interferon
xx/x
Noun
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interminable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
jail
/
Noun, Verb
johns
/
Name
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
juncture
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
kindergartens
/xxx
Noun
lang
/
Noun, Adjective
lange
/
Name
langer
/x
Name
languish
/x
Verb
lank
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
largo
/x
Name, Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
leases
/x
Noun, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
legs
/
Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
lengthened
/x
Adjective
lengthy
/x
Adjective
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifelong
//
Adjective
lifetime
/x
Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lingering
/xx
Noun
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
local time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
longed
/
Verb
longevity
x/xx
Noun
longish
/x
Adjective
longitude
/xx
Noun
longitudinal
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
longtime
/x
Adjective, Adverb
longue
/
Noun
loon
/
Noun
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lung
/
Noun
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
makes
/
Verb
mal
/
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
maturity
x/xx
Noun
maxims
/x
Noun
mayor
/x
Noun
me
/
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
measurement
/xx
Noun
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
memorable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
meter
/x
Noun, Verb
minister
/xx
Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mix
/
Noun, Verb
moment
/x
Noun
momentum
x/x
Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
month
/
Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mucho
/x
Adjective, Adverb
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
need
/
Verb, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
night
/
Noun, Verb
nightmarish
/xx
Adjective
nines
/
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonprofessional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowadays
/xx
Adverb
oblong
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
old
/
Adjective, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
ora
/x
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overnight
/x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
overwhelming
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paid
/
Adjective
pain
/
Noun, Verb
paralegal
xx/x
Noun
parallel
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
paraprofessional
xxx/xx
Noun, Adjective
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
path
/
Noun, Verb
pause
/
Noun, Verb
penalty
/xx
Noun
pending
/x
Adjective
perennial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
permanent
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
persistent
x/x
Adjective
phase
/
Noun, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pine
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
prime time
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
prior
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
prison
/x
Noun, Verb
probationary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prolonged
x/
Adjective
protracted
x/x
Adjective
provided
x/x
Verb
provident
/xx
Adjective
purchaser
/xx
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
rate
/
Noun, Verb
re
/
Noun
read
/
Verb, Noun
rearward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
recently
/xx
Adverb
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
remembered
x/x
Verb
remote
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
residence
/xx
Noun
retentive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
revolvers
x/x
Noun
rhythm
/x
Noun
rich
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rime
/
Noun, Verb
rockers
/x
Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
salaried
/xx
Adjective
sales
/
Noun
schedule
/x
Noun, Verb
season
/x
Noun, Verb
sec
/
Noun
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
seniority
x/xx
Noun
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
session
/x
Noun, Verb
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shortened
/x
Adjective
shortly
/x
Adverb
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
showtime
/x
Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
significantly
x/xxx
Adverb
since
/
Adverb
situation
xx/x
Noun
skinny
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
slender
/x
Adjective
sloops
/
Noun, Verb
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
slowly
/x
Adverb
some
/
Adverb
someone
/x
Noun
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
space
/
Noun, Verb
span
/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
specials
/x
Noun
speed
/
Noun, Verb
spell
/
Noun, Verb
spindle
/x
Noun, Verb
stadium
/xx
Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
standard time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
stanzas
/x
Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
status
/x
Noun
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stint
/
Noun, Verb
stopwatch
/x
Noun
stressed
/
Adjective
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
strong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
subsequently
/xxx
Adverb
substantial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
suites
/
Noun
supervisory
xx/xx
Adjective
sustainable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
sustained
x/
Adjective
swoop
/
Noun, Verb
symphonies
/xx
Verb
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
tedious
/xx
Adjective
temp
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
tempestuous
x/xx
Adjective
tempo
/x
Noun
temporal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
temporary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
tenacious
x/x
Adjective
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terrible
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
ticking
/x
Noun
time of day
///
Phrase, Noun
timed
/
Adjective
timeframe
/x
Noun
timekeeping
/xx
Noun
timeline
/x
Noun, Verb
timeliness
/xx
Noun
timescale
/x
Noun
timetable
/xx
Noun, Verb
tine
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
today
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
too
/
Adverb
tour
/
Noun, Verb
tower
/x
Noun, Verb
traditionally
x/xxx
Adverb
tree
/
Noun, Verb
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
ultimately
/xxx
Adverb
uneventful
xx/x
Adjective
unforgettable
xx/xx
Adjective
unhappy
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
uninterrupted
xxx/x
Adjective
unsound
x/
Adjective
until
x/
ut
/
Noun
vast
/
Adjective, Noun
ventral
/x
Adjective, Noun
verses
/x
Noun
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
volta
/x
Name
voluminous
x/xx
Adjective
vote
/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
watch
/
Verb, Noun
wave
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
wearisome
/xx
Adjective
weather
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
wee
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
week
/
Noun
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
when
/
Adverb, Noun
where
/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
whole
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
widely
/x
Adverb
window
/x
Noun, Verb
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
wonderful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
wooden
/x
Adjective, Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
yardage
/x
Noun
year
/
Noun
yearlong
//
Adjective, Adverb
yearn
/
Verb, Noun
yen
/
Noun, Verb
yesteryear
/xx
Noun
yore
/
Adverb, Noun
zaman
/x
Name