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ability
x/xx
Noun
ac
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
accordance
x/x
Noun
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
addition
x/x
Noun
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
adjacent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advancement
x/x
Noun
advisable
x/xx
Adjective
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
afterwards
/xx
Adverb
again
x/
Adverb
age
/
Noun, Verb
aggravate
/xx
Verb
agility
x/xx
Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
aid
/
Noun, Verb
airtime
/x
Noun
alignment
x/x
Noun
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
along
x/
Adverb
alongside
x//
Adverb
altitude
/xx
Noun
always
/x
Adverb
ameliorate
x/xx
Verb
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
anytime
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
apostles
x/x
Noun
appearance
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrival
x/x
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
assuage
x/
Verb
astrological
xx/xx
Adjective
awareness
x/x
Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
beautify
/xx
Verb
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
beside
x/
Adverb
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
bettered
/x
Verb
betterment
/xx
Noun
between
x/
Noun
bigger
/x
Verb, Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blessing
/x
Noun
bliss
/
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boon
/
Noun, Adjective
bounce back
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bowl
/
Noun, Verb
bravery
/xx
Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brighter
/x
Verb
broader
/x
Adjective
build
/
Verb, Noun
bummer
/x
Noun
burnt
/
Adjective
bushel
/x
Noun, Verb
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
buy
/
Verb, Noun
bye
/
Noun, Adjective
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
char
/
Noun, Verb
charm
/
Noun, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
chronology
x/xx
Noun
circumstances
/xxx
Noun
clearer
/x
Noun
clerical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
click
/
Verb, Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
clock
/
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clover
/x
Noun
coincidence
x/xx
Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
combined
x/
Adjective, Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
competition
xx/x
Noun
conciliation
xxx/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contiguous
x/xx
Adjective
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
continued
x/x
Adjective, Noun
continuum
x/xx
Noun
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
correspond
xx/
Verb
counting
/x
Noun
coup
/
Noun, Verb
courage
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
daddy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dare
/
Verb, 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
decent
/x
Adjective
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
deeper
/x
Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
delicate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
destiny
/xx
Noun
develop
x/x
Verb
dexterity
x/xx
Noun
dice
/
Noun, Verb
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
dirtiest
/xx
Adjective
distill
x/
Verb
doctor
/x
Noun, Verb
dogmatic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
easier
/xx
Adverb
east
/
Name, Adjective, Adverb
educate
/xx
Verb
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
effectively
x/xx
Adverb
efficiently
x/xx
Adverb
eleventh
x/x
Adjective, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
embellish
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
enrich
x/
Verb
ephemera
x/xx
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
epoch
/x
Noun, Verb
era
/x
Noun
eternity
x/xx
Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventful
x/x
Adjective
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
excellent
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
expectation
xx/x
Noun
expected
x/x
Adjective
exponent
/xx
Noun
eye
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fact
/
Noun
failure
/x
Noun
fainting
/x
Noun
fairer
/x
Adjective, Noun
faster
/x
Noun
fate
/
Noun, Verb
fateful
/x
Adjective
faust
/
Name
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
fellow
/x
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
fifth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fig
/
Name, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fitter
/x
Noun
fix
/
Verb, Noun
fluke
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fold
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
fortieth
/xx
Adjective, Noun
fortunately
/xxx
Adverb
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fourth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fourth dimension
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
fuller
/x
Name, Verb
fully
/x
Adverb, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fur
/
Noun, Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
furthermore
/xx
Adverb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
futurity
/xxx
Noun
gamble
/x
Noun, Verb
get over
//x
Phrase, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good luck
//
Phrase, Noun
goodness
/x
Noun
gotta
/x
Verb, Noun
grade
/
Noun, Verb
greater
/x
Adjective
greenwich mean time
/x//
Phrase, Noun
greenwich time
/x/
Name, Name
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happier
/xx
Adjective
happiness
/xx
Noun
hard time
//
Phrase, Noun
harder
/x
Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
heal
/
Verb, Noun
healthier
/xx
Adjective
height
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
henceforth
//
Adverb
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
hereunder
x/x
Adverb
higher
/x
Noun, Verb
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
hone
/
Verb, Noun
hope
/
Noun, Verb
hora
/x
Noun
horseshoe
/x
Noun, Verb
hour
/x
Noun
hourly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
immediately
x/xxx
Adverb
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
improve
x/
Verb
improvement
x/x
Noun
inbound
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
increasingly
x/xx
Adverb
infinity
x/xx
Noun
innings
/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instar
xx
Noun, Verb
instead
x/
Adverb
integrity
x/xx
Noun
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interferon
xx/x
Noun
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
ip
/
Name, Adjective
irish
/x
Adjective, Name
iron out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
is
/
Verb, Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
items
/x
Noun
jail
/
Noun, Verb
jinx
/
Noun, Verb
jobs
/
Noun
jointly
/x
Adverb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
juncture
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
keenness
/x
Noun
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
knack
/
Noun, Verb
lac
/
Name
lak
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
lang
/
Noun, Adjective
lange
/
Name
larger
/x
Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
leprechaun
/xx
Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifetime
/x
Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
likelihood
/xx
Noun
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
local time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
locke
/
Name
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
lotto
/x
Noun
luc
/
Noun
luckily
/xx
Adverb
lucky
/x
Adjective, Noun
luke
/
Name, Adjective
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
luxury
/xx
Noun, Adjective
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mal
/
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
me
/
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
mend
/
Verb, Noun
meter
/x
Noun, Verb
microscopical
xx/xx
Adjective
ming
/
Name, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
misfortune
x/x
Noun
mishap
/x
Noun, Verb
miss
/
Name, Verb
mix
/
Noun, Verb
mojo
/x
Noun
moment
/x
Noun
momentum
x/x
Noun
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
month
/
Noun
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
moreover
x/x
Adverb
naked
/x
Adjective
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
nearby
//
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
nearly
/x
Adverb
need
/
Verb, Noun
neighbor
/x
Noun, Verb
neighbour
/x
Noun, Verb
never
/x
Adverb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
nicer
/x
Noun
nigh
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
night
/
Noun, Verb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nonprofessional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
nowadays
/xx
Adverb
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
odds
/
Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
older
/x
Adjective, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
onset
/x
Noun, Verb
opportunities
xx/xx
Verb
optimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
optimum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
ora
/x
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outdo
x/
Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paddington
/xx
Name
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
penultimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
perfect
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
phase
/
Noun, Verb
pi
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pick up
//
Phrase, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plentiful
/xx
Adjective
plight
/
Noun, Verb
pluck
/
Verb, Noun
plus
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
polish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
portsmouth
/x
Name
positive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
pot
/
Noun, Verb
preferable
/xxx
Adjective
preferred
x/
Adjective, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prettier
/xx
Adjective
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
prime time
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
prison
/x
Noun, Verb
prithee
//
Verb
privilege
/x
Noun, Verb
probability
xx/xx
Noun
probationary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
productive
x/x
Adjective
proper
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
prospective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
providence
/xx
Noun
proximate
/xx
Adjective, Noun
punter
/x
Noun
purify
/xx
Verb
quality
/xx
Noun, Adjective
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quickness
/x
Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
ranking
/x
Adjective, Noun
rapidity
x/xx
Noun
rate
/
Noun, Verb
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
read
/
Verb, Noun
recover
x/x
Verb, Noun
recuperate
x/xx
Verb
refine
x/
Verb
refinement
x/x
Noun
reform
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
regenerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
regular
/xx
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
rehabilitate
xx/xx
Verb
relieve
x/
Verb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
repair
x/
Noun, Verb
residence
/xx
Noun
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
revitalize
x/xx
Verb
rhythm
/x
Noun
richer
/x
Noun
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rime
/
Noun, Verb
rope
/
Noun, Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
route
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
safer
/x
Adjective
salaried
/xx
Adjective
sales
/
Noun
saloon
x/
Noun
sane
/
Adjective, Noun
satisfactorily
xx/xx
Adverb
schedule
/x
Noun, Verb
sea
/
Noun
seam
/
Noun, Verb
season
/x
Noun, Verb
sec
/
Noun
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
service
/x
Noun, Verb
session
/x
Noun, Verb
seventh
/x
Adjective, Name
shortly
/x
Adverb
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
should
/
Verb, Noun
showtime
/x
Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
side by side
///
Phrase, Adverb, Noun, Adjective
situation
xx/x
Noun
sixth
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
skill
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
smarter
/x
Noun
smoother
/x
Noun
snare
/
Noun, Verb
someone
/x
Noun
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sort
/
Noun, Verb
sounder
/x
Noun
space
/
Noun, Verb
span
/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speed
/
Noun, Verb
spell
/
Noun, Verb
spindle
/x
Noun, Verb
stadium
/xx
Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stamina
/xx
Noun
standard time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stint
/
Noun, Verb
stopwatch
/x
Noun
straighten out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
strengthen
/x
Verb
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
stronger
/x
Adjective
sublimate
x/x
Verb, Noun
subsequent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
succeeding
x/x
Adjective, Noun
success
x/
Noun
successfully
x/xx
Adverb
successive
x/x
Adjective
suite
/
Noun
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
superior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
supervisory
xx/xx
Adjective
sweeter
/x
Adjective
swoop
/
Noun, Verb
tact
/
Noun, Verb
taker
/x
Noun
temp
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
tempo
/x
Noun
temporal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
temporary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
tenacity
x/xx
Noun
tenth
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
than
/
Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
thereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
third
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ticking
/x
Noun
tide
/
Noun, Verb
tighter
/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
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
token
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
touch on
//
Phrase, Verb
tour
/
Noun, Verb
tower
/x
Noun, Verb
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
truer
/x
Adjective, Noun
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn around
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
uniquely
x/x
Adverb
unlucky
x/x
Adjective
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
upcoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
upgrade
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
upper
/x
Adjective, Noun
useful
/x
Adjective
ut
/
Noun
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
variety
x/xx
Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
vital
/x
Adjective, Noun
volta
/x
Name
vote
/
Noun, Verb
wait
/
Verb, Noun
watch
/
Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
wealth
/
Noun
weather
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
wee
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
week
/
Noun
when
/
Adverb, Noun
where
/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
wider
/x
Adjective
wind
/
Noun, Verb
window
/x
Noun, Verb
wiser
/x
Noun
wishes
/x
Noun
within
x/
Adverb, Adjective
woe
/
Noun, Adjective
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
worse
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
worsen
/x
Verb
yardage
/x
Noun
year
/
Noun
yesteryear
/xx
Noun
yet
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun
yon
/
Noun, Adverb
yore
/
Adverb, Noun
zaman
/x
Name