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above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
accepted
x/x
Adjective
accompany
x/xx
Verb
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
afore
x/
Adverb
aft
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
against
x/
Noun
ago
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ahead
x/
Adverb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
already
x/x
Adverb
an
/
Noun
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
ante
/x
Noun, Verb
anterior
x/xx
Adjective
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
ascend
x/
Verb
at
/
Noun, Adjective
automobile
/xxx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
avant
x/
Noun
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
babble
/x
Noun, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bang
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
beep
/
Noun, Verb
beforehand
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
belong
x/
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
between
x/
Noun
billow
/x
Noun, Verb
birr
/
Noun, Verb
bis
/
Noun, Adverb
blare
/
Noun, Verb
blend
/
Noun, Verb
blend in
/x
Phrase, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blow out
//
Phrase, Verb
bluff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bonus
/x
Noun, Verb
boom
/
Noun, Verb
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
bow
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
breeze
/
Noun, Verb
bubble
/x
Noun, Verb
burn out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
buy
/
Verb, Noun
buy it
//
Phrase, Verb
buy the farm
/x/
Phrase, Verb
buzz
/
Noun, Verb
can
/
Verb, Noun
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
castle
/x
Noun, Verb
centralized
/xx
Adjective
change
/
Noun, Verb
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chime
/
Noun, Verb
chink
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
choke
/
Verb, Noun
chug
/
Noun, Verb
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
circulate
/xx
Verb
clang
/
Noun, Verb
clank
/
Noun, Verb
click
/
Verb, Noun
clink
/
Noun, Verb
clop
/
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
clunk
/
Noun, Verb
collection
x/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
come back
//
Phrase, Verb
come down
//
Phrase, Verb
come on
//
Phrase, Verb
come up
//
Phrase, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
conceived
x/
Verb
conk out
//
Phrase, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
counting
/x
Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crawl
/
Verb, Noun
creep
/
Verb, Noun
croak
/
Noun, Verb
cruise
/
Noun, Verb
crump
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
crunch
/
Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
day
/
Noun, Verb
decease
x/
Noun, Verb
decentralized
x/xx
Adjective
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
derail
x/
Verb, Noun
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
din
/
Noun, Verb
distribution
xx/x
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
drag
/
Verb, Noun
drag out
//
Phrase, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
draw back
//
Phrase, Verb
drift
/
Noun, Verb
drive
/
Noun, Verb
drone
/
Noun, Verb
drown
/
Verb, Noun
drum
/
Noun, Verb
during
/x
Noun
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
ease
/
Noun, Verb
echo
/x
Noun, Verb
ed
/
Noun
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
embark
x/
Verb
endure
x/
Verb
er
x
Noun, Verb
ere
/
Noun, Adverb
err
/
Verb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expeditiously
xx/xx
Adverb
expire
x/
Verb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
facing
/x
Adjective, Noun
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fare
/
Noun, Verb
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
ferry
/x
Noun, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
firstly
/x
Adverb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fling
/
Verb, Noun
float
/
Noun, Verb
flock
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
foremost
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
forge
/
Verb, Noun
former
/x
Adjective, Noun
formerly
/xx
Adverb
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
from
/
Noun
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
frontier
x/
Noun, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
funding
/x
Noun
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get back
//
Phrase, Verb
get going
//x
Phrase, Verb
get off the ground
//x/
Phrase, Verb
getter
/x
Noun, Verb
ghost
/
Noun, Verb
give out
//
Phrase, Verb
give way
//
Phrase, Verb
glide
/
Verb, Noun
gone
/
Adjective
grant
/
Noun, Verb
green
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
grow into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
grumble
/x
Verb, Noun
gurgle
/x
Noun, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hasten
/x
Verb, Noun
here
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
heretofore
xx/
Adverb
hers
x
Adjective
hie
/
Verb
hiss
/
Noun, Verb
hitherto
/x/
Adverb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
honk
/
Noun, Verb
hum
/
Noun, Verb
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
if
/
Noun
imam
/x
Noun
immediately
x/xxx
Adverb
in front
x/
Phrase, Adverb
including
x/x
Verb
instead
x/
Adverb
interval
/xx
Noun
it
/
Noun, Adjective
joint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
kick the bucket
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
knock
/
Verb, Noun
know
/
Verb, Noun
lance
/
Noun, Verb
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lest
/
lift
/
Verb, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
live on
//
Phrase, Verb
live out
//
Phrase, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
make noise
//
Phrase, Verb
make out
//
Phrase, Verb
malfunction
x/x
Noun, Verb
maneuver
x/x
Noun, Verb
manoeuvre
x/
Noun, Verb
march on
//
Name, Verb
me
/
Noun
meander
x/x
Noun, Verb
morrow
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
move on
//
Phrase, Verb
navigate
/xx
Verb
never
/x
Adverb
noise
/
Noun, Verb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
o
x
Noun, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
once
/
Adverb, Noun
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
or
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
order
/x
Noun, Verb
originally
x/xxx
Adverb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
pace
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pan
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pass by
//
Phrase, Verb
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
pass over
//x
Phrase, Verb
past
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
patter
/x
Noun, Verb
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
peal
/
Noun, Verb
pending
/x
Adjective
perish
/x
Verb
ping
/
Noun, Verb
pink
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
plough
/
Noun, Verb
plow
/
Noun, Verb
plump
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
pop
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pop off
//
Phrase, Verb
precede
x/
Verb, Noun
predates
//
Verb
preliminary
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
premium
/xx
Noun, Adjective
presented
x/x
Adjective
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
prima
/x
Adjective
primarily
x/xx
Adverb
prior
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
proceed
x/
Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
propagate
/xx
Verb
pull
/
Verb, Noun
pull away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
purr
/
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quickly
/x
Adverb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
race
/
Noun, Verb
radiate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
raft
/
Noun, Verb
ramble
/x
Noun, Verb
range
/
Noun, Verb
rap
/
Noun, Verb
rapidly
/xx
Adverb
rather
/x
Adverb, Verb, Adjective, Noun
rattle
/x
Noun, Verb
ray
/
Noun, Verb
recede
x/
Verb
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
received
x/
Adjective
recently
/xx
Adverb
repair to
x//
Phrase
resonate
/xx
Verb
resort to
x//
Phrase
resound
x/
Verb, Noun
retire
x/
Verb, Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
retrograde
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reverberate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
ride
/
Noun, Verb
rifle
/x
Noun, Verb
ring
/
Noun, Verb
rip
/
Verb, Name
ripple
/x
Noun, Verb
rise
/
Noun, Verb
roam
/
Verb, Noun
roll
/
Noun, Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rove
/
Noun, Verb
ruff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
rumble
/x
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
rush
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
rustle
/x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scramble
/x
Noun, Verb
sec
/
Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
seizure
/x
Noun, Verb
sell
/
Verb, Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
shack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shetland
/x
Name
shove off
//
Phrase, Verb
shuttle
/x
Noun, Verb
sift
/
Verb, Noun
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
sing
/
Verb, Noun
sit
/
Verb, Noun
ski
/
Noun, Verb
slide
/
Noun, Verb
slither
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
slush
/
Noun, Verb
snap
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
snarl
/
Noun, Verb
sober
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sober up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
speed
/
Noun, Verb
spell
/
Noun, Verb
splash
/
Noun, Verb
splat
/
Noun, Verb
spread
/
Verb, Noun
spurt
/
Noun, Verb
squelch
/
Verb, Noun
stagger
/x
Verb, Noun
stalemate
/x
Noun, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
starve
/
Verb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
steam
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
step
/
Noun, Verb
still
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
stray
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
submission
x/x
Noun
submit
x/
Verb
substitution
xx/x
Noun
succumb
x/
Verb
suffocate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
suiting
/x
Noun
surpass
x/
Verb
survive
x/
Verb
swan
/
Noun, Verb
swiftly
/x
Adverb
swim
/
Verb, Noun
swing
/
Noun, Verb
swish
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
take
/
Verb, Noun
take effect
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
tap
/
Verb, Noun
taxi
/x
Noun, Verb
tear
/
Verb, Noun
than
/
Adverb, Noun
the
x
Adverb, Noun
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
there
/
Adverb, Noun
think
/
Verb, Noun
thread
/
Noun, Verb
thrum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
thud
/
Noun, Verb
thump
/
Noun, Verb
tick
/
Noun, Verb
til
/
Noun
till
/
Noun, Verb
ting
/
Noun, Verb
tink
/
Noun, Verb
tinkle
/x
Noun, Verb
to
/
Adverb, Noun
together
x/x
Adverb, Adjective
tomorrow
x/x
Noun, Adverb
tool
/
Noun, Verb
toot
/
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
tour
/
Noun, Verb
towards
x/
Adverb, Adjective
trail
/
Noun, Verb
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
travel
/x
Noun, Verb
tread
/
Verb, Noun
trudge
/
Verb, Noun
trump
/
Name, Verb
trundle
/x
Noun, Verb
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
twang
/
Noun, Verb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
unless
x/
Noun
until
x/
upstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
used
/
Verb, Adjective
vagabond
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
venture
/x
Noun, Verb
versus
/x
Verb
visa
/x
Noun, Verb
waft
/
Noun, Verb
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wander
/x
Verb, Noun
wash
/
Verb, Noun
weave
/
Verb, Noun
wend
/
Noun, Verb
what
/
Adverb, Noun
wheel
/
Noun, Verb
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whine
/
Noun, Verb
whir
/
Noun, Verb
whirl
/
Noun, Verb
whisk
/
Verb, Noun
whistle
/x
Noun, Verb
whiz
/
Noun, Verb
whom
/
Verb
whoosh
/
Noun, Verb
whose
/
wind
/
Noun, Verb
wing
/
Noun, Verb
with
/
Adverb, Noun
withdraw
x/
Verb, Noun
without
x/
Adverb
wooing
/x
Noun
work
/
Noun, Verb
yesterday
/xx
Noun, Adverb
yield
/
Noun, Verb
zip
/
Noun, Verb
zoom
/
Noun, Verb