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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hook | / | Noun, Noun |
| scene | / | Noun |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| catalyst | /xx | Noun |
| flag | / | Noun |
| coup de théâtre | /xx | Name, Name |
| cover story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| foil | / | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| heist | / | Noun |
| fable | /x | Noun |
| comic relief | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| machinery | x/xx | Noun |
| flashback | /x | Noun |
| continuity | xx/xx | Noun |
| premise | /x | Noun |
| breakaway | /xx | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| node | / | Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| pickup | /x | Noun |
| escapism | x/xx | Noun |
| sideshow | /x | Noun |
| prologue | /x | Noun |
| trope | x | Noun |
| headline | /x | Noun |
| fluff | / | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| coup de theatre | ///xx | Phrase, Noun |
| insert | x/ | Noun |
| faction | /x | Noun |
| thriller | /x | Noun |
| mask | / | Noun |
| backdrop | /x | Noun |
| backstory | /xx | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| induction | x/x | Noun |
| scheme | / | Noun |
| fairy tale | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| science fiction | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| romance | x/ | Noun |
| screen | / | Noun |
| crossover | /xx | Noun |
| teaser | /x | Noun |
| song and dance | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| practical | /xx | Adjective |
| melodrama | /xxx | Noun |
| pseudonym | /xx | Noun |
| vignette | x/ | Noun |
| interlude | /xx | Noun |
| stage setting | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| cameo | /xx | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| gate | / | Noun |
| curtain | /x | Noun |
| scène à faire | xx | Phrase, Noun |
| trailer | /x | Noun |
| prolog | x/ | Name |
| exposition | xx/x | Noun |
| farce | / | Noun |
| fusion | /x | Noun |
| master | /x | Noun |
| prop | / | Noun |
| dramatic irony | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| outline | /x | Noun |
| blockbuster | /xx | Noun |
| finale | x/x | Noun |
| fugue | / | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
