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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| present | /x | Noun |
| past | / | Noun |
| past tense | // | Phrase, Noun |
| future tense | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| preterite | /xx | Noun |
| future | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun |
| hic et nunc | /xx | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| here and now | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective |
| past participle | //xxx | Phrase, Noun |
| imperfect | x/x | Adjective |
| here | / | Adverb |
| aorist | x/x | Noun |
| perfective | x/x | Adjective |
| pluperfect | /x/ | Noun |
| yesterday | /xx | Noun |
| fait accompli | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| bygone | /x | Adjective |
| wind | / | Noun |
| have | / | Verb |
| good old days | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| water over the dam | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| carriages | /xx | Noun |
| last time | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| just a minute | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| shopping | /x | Noun |
| entering | /xx | Verb |
| previous | /xx | Adjective |
| water under the bridge | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| yesteryear | /xx | Noun |
| old news | // | Name, Name |
| time out of mind | //// | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| no place | // | Phrase, Noun |
| voting | /x | Noun |
| continued | x/x | Verb |
| thread of life | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| listening | /xx | Verb |
| instructs | x/ | Verb |
| rite | / | Noun |
| searing | /x | Noun |
| supine | x/ | Adjective |
| keeps | / | Verb |
| then | / | Adverb |
| slain | / | Noun |
| scheduled | /x | Verb |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acquaint | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actuality | xx/xx | Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| annual | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| anterior | x/xx | Adjective |
| antique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| archival | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| archives | /x | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| assembly | x/x | Noun |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attendance | x/x | Noun |
| attendee | x// | Noun |
| audience | /xx | Noun |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aware | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| aye | / | Name, Adverb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| bequeath | x/ | Verb |
| bestow | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| biblical | /xx | Adjective |
| biographical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| biographies | x/xx | Noun |
| birthday | /x | Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| bring home | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bung | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cede | / | Verb |
| certificate | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| changed | / | Adjective |
| christmas | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| christmas gift | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| chronology | x/xx | Noun |
| cognizance | /xx | Noun |
| cognizant | /xx | Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| commentaries | /xxx | Noun |
| communicate | x/xx | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| confer | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| constitute | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| contain | x/ | Verb |
| contemporary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dag | / | Noun, Verb |
| daily | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| death | / | Noun |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| demo | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| demonstrate | /xx | Verb |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| descriptive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| diachronic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dicta | /x | Noun |
| disclose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discounted | /xx | Adjective |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissertations | xx/x | Noun |
| distribute | x/x | Verb |
| documents | /xx | Verb |
| donate | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dower | / | Noun, Verb |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| effecting | x/x | Adjective |
| endow | x/ | Verb |
| ent | / | Noun, Verb |
| entail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| epochal | /xx | Adjective |
| essay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ethnographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| ethnological | /x/xx | Adjective |
| evident | /xx | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exist | x/ | Verb |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| existent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| expose | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| extant | /x | Adjective |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| formulate | /xx | Verb |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| furnish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| geographic | xx/x | Adjective |
| geographical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| geologic | xx/x | Adjective |
| geological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| gift | / | Noun, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| give away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| gone | / | Adjective |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| groundbreaking | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| hand out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| handbook | /x | Noun |
| hereby | x/ | Adverb |
| herein | x/ | Adverb |
| hereof | x/ | Adverb |
| hereto | x/x | Adverb |
| herewith | // | Adverb |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| highlight | /x | Verb, Noun |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| historic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| histories | /xx | Adverb |
| historiographic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| hong | / | Name |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| hui | /x | Name |
| ic | x | Name, Adjective |
| illustrate | /xx | Verb |
| imagine | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
