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about
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ac
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activator
/xxx
Noun
active
/x
Adjective, Noun
addendum
x/x
Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
adult education
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
affair
x/
Noun
affaire
x/
Noun
against
x/
Noun
agreed
x/
Adjective
agreement
x/x
Noun
allergen
/xx
Noun
amoral
x/x
Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
antimatter
xx/x
Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
apolitical
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
appearance
x/x
Noun
appetizer
/xxx
Noun
apprenticeship
x/xx
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
arc
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
area
/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
arsenic
/xx
Noun, Adjective
asia
/x
Name
ask
/
Verb, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
asses
/x
Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
assumption
x/x
Noun
atom
/x
Noun
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
avenue
/xx
Noun
backyards
/x
Noun
ballast
/x
Noun, Verb
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
bedding
/x
Noun
being
/x
Noun
belt
/
Noun, Verb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
bodily
/xx
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
body
/x
Noun, Verb
brain
/
Noun, Verb
briefly
/x
Adverb
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
cadre
/x
Noun
campus
/x
Noun, Verb
cap
/
Noun, Verb
cape
/
Noun, Verb
caption
/x
Noun, Verb
carcinogen
x/xx
Noun
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
carried
/x
Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
certainty
/xx
Noun
certificate
x/xx
Noun, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chap
/
Noun, Verb
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
chemistry
/xx
Noun
chuckles
/x
Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
circulate
/xx
Verb
circumstance
/xx
Noun, Verb
class
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
classroom
/x
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
coin
/
Noun, Verb
college
/x
Noun
combustible
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
competence
/xx
Noun
competency
/xxx
Noun
complaint
x/
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
compound
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
con
/
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
constituents
x/xx
Noun
content
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continuing
x/xx
Noun
corps
/
Noun
correspondence course
xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
cosmic
/x
Adjective
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
course of study
///x
Phrase, Noun
coursed
/
Verb
courseware
/x
Noun
coursework
/x
Noun
court
/
Noun, Verb
courtyards
/x
Noun
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
curricula
x/xx
Noun
curricular
x/xx
Adjective
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
debate
x/
Noun, Verb
decision
x/x
Noun, Verb
degree
x/
Noun
delineation
xxx/x
Noun
deposit
x/x
Noun, Verb
dessert
x/
Noun
destination
xx/x
Noun
determinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
diploma
x/x
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
discourse
/x
Noun, Verb
discussion
x/x
Noun
dish
/
Noun, Verb
dispute
x/
Noun, Verb
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
docket
/x
Noun, Verb
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
domain
x/
Noun
dossier
x/
Noun
dot
/
Noun, Verb
doubt
/
Noun, Verb
drain
/
Verb, Noun
dribble
/x
Noun, Verb
drift
/
Noun, Verb
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
earth
/
Noun, Verb
eddy
/x
Noun, Verb
education
xx/x
Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
electricity
xx/xx
Noun
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
emanation
xx/x
Noun
emphasis
/xx
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
entree
/x
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
equally
/xx
Adverb
errand
/x
Noun, Verb
essence
/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventuality
xxx/xx
Noun
every bit
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
evidently
/xxx
Adverb
evolution
xx/x
Noun
evolving
x/x
Verb, Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
execution
xx/x
Noun
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
existent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
existing
x/x
Adjective
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extract
/x
Verb, Noun
faceless
/x
Adjective
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
fallible
/xx
Adjective
ferment
x/
Noun, Verb
fictive
/x
Adjective, Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
fil
/
Noun
file
/
Noun, Verb
filter
/x
Noun, Verb
fiscal
/x
Adjective, Noun
flat
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flow
/
Noun, Verb
fluid
/x
Noun, Adjective
flush
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
food
/
Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
formation
x/x
Noun
formless
/x
Adjective
formula
/xx
Noun
frage
x
Name
frame
/
Noun, Verb
framework
/x
Noun
fuel
/x
Noun, Verb
fulfilment
x/x
Noun
gang
/
Noun, Verb
going
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
golf
/
Noun, Verb
golf course
//
Phrase, Noun
golf links
//
Phrase, Noun
goo
/
Noun, Verb
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gray
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
grinding
/x
Noun, Adjective
group
/
Noun, Verb
guidance
/x
Noun
guideline
/x
Noun
gush
/
Noun, Verb
gutter
/x
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
haul
/
Verb, Noun
heading
/x
Noun
headwaters
/xx
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
heft
/
Noun, Verb
helpful
/x
Adjective
highway
/x
Noun, Verb
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
holding
/x
Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
idea
x/x
Noun
idealized
x/xx
Adjective
identifiable
x/xxxx
Adjective
implementation
xxx/x
Noun
import
x/
Noun, Verb
importance
x/x
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
incident
/xx
Noun, Adjective
incorporeal
x/xx
Adjective
inertia
x/x
Noun
inhibitor
x/xx
Noun
inside track
x//
Phrase, Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instruction
x/x
Noun
integrate
/xx
Verb
interact
xx/
Verb, Noun
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
intern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
ir
//
Name, Adjective
irrespective
xx/x
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
iter
xx
Noun
itinerary
x/xxx
Noun, Adjective
jet
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
job
/
Noun, Verb
jog
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
jurisdiction
xx/x
Noun
know
/
Verb, Noun
knowable
/xx
Adjective
lane
/
Noun
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
learning
/x
Noun
leaven
/x
Noun, Verb
lecture
/x
Noun, Verb
length
/
Noun, Verb
lesson
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifetime
/x
Noun
ligand
/x
Noun
line
/
Noun, Verb
links
/
Noun
listening
/xx
Noun, Adjective
litter
/x
Noun, Verb
location
x/x
Noun
logical
/xx
Adjective
loop
/
Noun, Verb
mailer
/x
Noun
main course
//
Name, Name
manner
/x
Noun
marathon
/xx
Noun, Verb
mass
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
material
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
math
/
Noun, Verb
mattered
/x
Verb
meal
/
Noun, Verb
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
mental
/x
Adjective, Noun
metabolite
x/xx
Noun
method
/x
Noun, Verb
midst
/
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mixture
/x
Noun
mode
/
Noun
modify
/xx
Verb
module
/x
Noun
molecule
/xx
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
motive
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
muck
/
Noun, Verb
nameless
/x
Adjective, Noun
natural
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
naturally
/xxx
Adverb
nature
/x
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
next
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
normal
/x
Adjective, Noun
noumenal
/xx
Adjective
nutrient
/xx
Adjective, Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objectified
x/xx
Adjective
obsessed
x/
Adjective
obvious
/xx
Adjective
obviously
/xxx
Adverb
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
occurring
x/x
Noun, Adjective
of course
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
offerings
/xx
Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ooze
/
Noun, Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
orbit
/x
Noun, Verb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organisms
/xxx
Noun
orientated
/xxxx
Adjective
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
paragraph
/xx
Noun, Verb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participants
x/xx
Noun
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
path
/
Noun, Verb
pathway
/x
Noun
perfected
x/x
Adjective
performance
x/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
persistent
x/x
Adjective
phase
/
Noun, Verb
phenomenon
x/xx
Noun
pi
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pipeline
/x
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
placement
/x
Noun
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plate
/
Noun, Verb
playground
/x
Noun
plot
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
poison
/x
Noun, Verb
pools
/
Noun
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
postscript
/x
Noun, Verb
pour
/
Verb, Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
practicum
/xx
Noun
premise
/x
Noun, Verb
preparation
xx/x
Noun
preparatory
x/xxx
Adjective
prerogative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
press
/
Noun, Verb
presumption
x/x
Noun
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
price
/
Noun, Verb
primal
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
primordial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
priority
x/xx
Noun
probation
x/x
Noun
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
procedure
x/x
Noun
proceeding
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
product
/x
Noun, Verb
program
/x
Noun, Verb
programme
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
progression
x/x
Noun
project
/x
Noun, Verb
proposal
x/x
Noun
prosaic
x/x
Adjective
protoplasm
xxxx
Noun
psychology
x/xx
Noun
publication
xx/x
Noun
punt
/
Noun, Verb
purl
/
Noun, Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
purview
/x
Noun
query
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quintessential
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
quotations
x/x
Noun
race
/
Noun, Verb
racecourse
//
Noun
racetrack
/x
Noun
raceway
/x
Noun
radical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
rangeland
/xx
Noun
rank
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
rate
/
Noun, Verb
reality
x/xx
Noun
realization
/x/x
Noun
realm
/
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recent
/x
Adjective, Noun
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
refresher
x/x
Noun
refresher course
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
refrigerant
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regardless
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
rein
/
Noun, Verb
related
x/x
Adjective
relation
x/x
Noun
relative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
relevant
/xx
Adjective
rely
x/
Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
residue
/xx
Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
responsibility
xxx/xx
Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
ride
/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
river
/x
Noun, Verb
road
/
Noun, Adjective
role
/
Noun
rotation
x/x
Noun
rough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
routine
x/
Adjective, Noun
row
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run down
//
Phrase, Verb
run off
//
Phrase, Verb
run out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
runner
/x
Noun
runway
/x
Noun
safe
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
safety
/x
Noun, Verb
sake
/
Noun
scenario
x/xx
Noun
schedule
/x
Noun, Verb
school
/
Noun, Verb
science
/x
Noun, Verb
scope
/
Noun, Verb
score
/
Noun, Verb
scram
/
Noun, Verb
sector
/x
Noun
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
sediment
/xx
Noun, Verb
seep
/
Verb, Noun
self
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
selfsame
//
Noun, Adjective
seminar
/xx
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentient
/x
Adjective, Noun
sequence
/x
Noun, Verb
series
/x
Noun
session
/x
Noun, Verb
severe
x/
Adjective, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
significance
x/xx
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
signify
/xx
Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
slanting
/x
Adjective, Noun
slime
/
Noun, Verb
sludge
/
Noun, Verb
so
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
solid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
solute
xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spain
/
Name
span
/
Noun, Verb
species
/x
Noun
sphere
/
Noun, Verb
spill
/
Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
stadium
/xx
Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stake
/
Noun, Verb
stellar
/x
Adjective
step
/
Noun, Verb
story
/x
Noun, Verb
stream
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
structure
/x
Noun, Verb
studies
/x
Noun
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
substrate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
supplement
/xx
Noun, Verb
supplier
x/x
Noun
supposition
xx/x
Noun
sure
/
Adjective, Adverb
surge
/
Noun, Verb
swath
/
Noun
sweet
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
swirl
/
Noun, Verb
syllabus
/xx
Noun
system
/x
Noun
tack
/
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
task
/
Noun, Verb
teaching
/x
Noun
tema
/x
Noun
tendency
/xx
Noun
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
text
/
Noun, Verb
the
x
Adverb, Noun
thematic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
theme
/
Noun, Verb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thread
/
Noun, Verb
tide
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
tournament
/xx
Noun
track
/
Noun, Verb
trading
/x
Noun, Adjective
trail
/
Noun, Verb
train
/
Noun, Verb
trainee
//
Noun
trajectory
x/xx
Noun
transaction
x/x
Noun
trend
/
Noun, Verb
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trickle
/x
Noun, Verb
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
tuition
x/x
Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
tutorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
tutoring
/xx
Noun
typescript
/x
Noun, Verb
uncreated
xx/x
Adjective
understanding
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
underway
xx/
Adverb, Noun
unfolding
x/x
Noun
universe
/xx
Noun
unknowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
unknowing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
unnaturally
x/xxx
Adverb
urgency
/xx
Noun
useful
/x
Adjective
utility
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
vein
/
Noun, Verb
venue
/x
Noun
versatile
/xx
Adjective
via
/x
Noun
view
/
Noun, Verb
visible
/xx
Adjective
volatile
/xx
Adjective, Noun
voyage
/x
Noun, Verb
waste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
way of life
///
Phrase, Noun
weigh
/
Verb, Noun
weight
/
Noun, Verb
while
/
Noun, Verb
whirl
/
Noun, Verb
whirlpool
/x
Noun, Verb
wire
/x
Noun, Verb
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
workshop
/x
Noun, Verb
yards
/
Noun
yarn
/
Noun, Verb
yeah
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Noun
year
/
Noun
yes
/
Name, Verb