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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| anecdotal | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| tidbit | /x | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| remark | x/ | Noun |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| quip | / | Noun |
| apocryphal | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| conversation | xx/x | Noun |
| reminiscence | xx/x | Noun |
| amusing | x/x | Adjective |
| assertion | x/x | Noun |
| quote | / | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun |
| nugget | /x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun |
| article | /xx | Noun |
| fable | /x | Noun |
| autobiographical | xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| allusion | x/x | Noun |
| monologue | /xx | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| poignant | /x | Adjective |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| analogy | x/xx | Noun |
| disquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| statistic | x/x | Noun |
| snippet | /x | Noun |
| example | x/x | Noun |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| truism | /xx | Noun |
| irony | /xx | Noun |
| quotation | x/x | Noun |
| conjecture | x/x | Noun |
| commentary | /xxx | Noun |
| biographical | xx/xx | Name |
| rejoinder | x/x | Noun |
| suggestion | x/x | Noun |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| paraphrase | /xx | Noun |
| epigram | /xx | Noun |
| corroborative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| testimonial | xx/xx | Noun |
| cautionary | /xxx | Adjective |
| musing | /x | Noun |
| memoir | /x | Noun |
| summation | x/x | Noun |
| insight | /x | Noun |
| jocular | /xx | Adjective |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| caveat | /xx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| conceit | x/ | Noun |
| humorous | /xx | Adjective |
| oddity | /xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| retelling | x/x | Noun |
| interjection | xx/x | Noun |
| exaggeration | xxx/x | Noun |
| extrapolation | xxx/x | Noun |
| hearsay | /x | Noun |
| hyperbole | x/xx | Noun |
| rebuttal | x/x | Noun |
| ditty | /x | Noun |
| testimony | /xxx | Noun |
| rant | / | Noun |
| gist | / | Noun |
| spiel | / | Noun |
| illustration | xx/x | Noun |
| soliloquy | x/xx | Noun |
| metaphor | /xx | Noun |
| instructive | x/x | Adjective |
| evidence | /xx | Noun |
| telling | /x | Verb |
| reportage | x/x | Noun |
| backstory | /xx | Noun |
| case | / | Noun |
| life story | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| sketch | / | Noun |
| passage | /x | Noun |
| adventure | x/x | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun |
| detail | x/ | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun |
| occasion | x/x | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| case in point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| times | / | Noun |
| casebook | /x | Noun |
| item | /x | Noun |
| object lesson | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| epoch | /x | Noun |
| excursus | x/x | Noun |
| occurring | x/x | Verb |
| success story | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| epitome | x/xx | Noun |
| paragraph | /xx | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| short | / | Adjective |
| bulletin | /xx | Noun |
| case history | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| scoop | / | Noun |
| history | /xx | Noun |
| diary | /xx | Noun |
| meeting | /x | Noun |
| note | / | Noun |
| case study | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| excerpt | /x | Noun |
| memorial | x/xx | Noun |
| version | /x | Noun |
| encountering | x/xx | Verb |
| snapshot | /x | Noun |
| edition | x/x | Noun |
| report | x/ | Noun |
| lesson | /x | Noun |
| compendium | x/xx | Noun |
| point | / | Noun |
| instance | /x | Noun |
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun |
| experience | x/xx | Noun |
| itinerary | x/xxx | Noun |
| sample | /x | Noun |
| travel | /x | Noun |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| chapter of accidents | /x//xx | Phrase, Noun |
| memorabilia | xxx/x | Noun |
| demo | /x | Noun |
| rule of thumb | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| chronicle | /xx | Noun |
| cherubs | /x | Noun |
| repartee | xx/ | Noun |
| jest | / | Noun |
| heywood | /x | Name |
| plural | /x | Noun |
| apposite | xx | Adjective |
| racy | /x | Adjective |
| jar | / | Noun |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| droll | / | Adjective |
| plutarch | x/ | Name |
| gossip | /x | Noun |
| piquant | /x | Adjective |
| acclaimed | x/ | Adjective |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ballad | /x | Noun, Verb |
| botanical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| braille | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cambridge | /x | Name |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| columbus | x/x | Name, Verb |
| consult | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| copy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| exile | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hagiographic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| haiku | /x | Noun |
| illustrated | /xxx | Noun |
| law | / | Noun, Verb |
| listener | /xx | Noun |
| memorable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| ornithological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| parable | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| poem | /x | Noun |
| record | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| simile | /xx | Noun |
| skit | / | Noun, Verb |
| vignette | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
