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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| long ago | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective | 
| earlier on | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb | 
| formerly | /xx | Adverb | 
| one day | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| once | / | Adverb | 
| long since | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| previously | /xxx | Adverb | 
| sometime | /x | Adverb | 
| already | x/x | Adverb | 
| since | / | Adverb | 
| heretofore | xx/ | Noun | 
| anciently | /xx | Adverb | 
| earlier | /xx | Adjective | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| so far | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| late | / | Adjective | 
| longtime | /x | Adjective | 
| lang syne | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| hitherto | /x/ | Noun | 
| last time | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb | 
| the other day | x/x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Noun | 
| back | / | Adverb | 
| since when | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| here and now | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun | 
| there | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| soon | / | Adverb | 
| any longer | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb | 
| recently | /xx | Adverb | 
| still | / | Adverb | 
| yesterday | /xx | Noun | 
| never | /x | Adverb | 
| newly | /x | Adverb | 
| just now | // | Phrase, Adverb | 
| to this day | /// | Phrase, Adverb | 
| anyway | /xx | Adverb | 
| only | /x | Adverb | 
| happen | /x | Verb | 
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb | 
| just | / | Adverb | 
| just as well | /// | Phrase, Adverb | 
| last | / | Adjective | 
| currently | /xx | Adverb | 
| rear | / | Noun | 
| this afternoon | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb | 
| fortunately | /xxx | Adverb | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| last day | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| more | / | Adjective | 
| please | / | Verb | 
| granted | /x | Verb | 
| what about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb | 
| better | /x | Adjective | 
| less | / | Adjective | 
| this instant | //x | Phrase, Adverb | 
| hic et nunc | /xx | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb | 
| maybe | /x | Adverb | 
| aboriginal | xx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| aborigine | xx/xx | Noun | 
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| afterwards | /xx | Adverb | 
| again | x/ | Adverb | 
| against | x/ | Adverb | 
| age | / | Noun, Verb | 
| agreed | x/ | Adjective | 
| airtime | /x | Noun | 
| albany | /xx | Name | 
| ali | /x | Name | 
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| aloft | x/ | Adverb | 
| along | x/ | Adverb | 
| also | /x | Adverb | 
| altitude | /xx | Noun | 
| always | /x | Adverb | 
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| anthem | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| anytime | /xx | Adverb, Adjective | 
| apache | x/x | Name | 
| appearance | x/x | Noun | 
| appearing | x/x | Noun | 
| appendices | x/xx | Noun | 
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| après | x | Noun | 
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| arrival | x/x | Noun | 
| arthur | /x | Name | 
| at | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| at one time | /// | Phrase, Adverb | 
| atop | x/ | Adverb | 
| attainable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| attentively | x/xx | Adverb | 
| authorship | /xx | Noun | 
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| because | x/ | Adverb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bonaparte | /xx | Name | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| change | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| chronology | x/xx | Noun | 
| clerical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| clip | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| combination | xx/x | Noun | 
| come | / | Verb, Noun | 
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| conjunction | x/x | Noun | 
| connection | x/x | Noun | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| continuance | x/xx | Noun | 
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| continuum | x/xx | Noun | 
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| coup | / | Noun, Verb | 
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| data | /x | Noun | 
| date | / | Noun, Verb | 
| day | / | Noun, Verb | 
| daylight saving | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| daylight savings | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| decade | x/ | Noun | 
| defined | x/ | Adjective | 
| definitively | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| diploma | x/x | Noun | 
| dunce | / | Noun | 
| duration | //x | Noun | 
| during | /x | Noun | 
| each | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| eleven | x/x | Name | 
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ephemera | x/xx | Noun | 
| episode | /xx | Noun | 
| epoch | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| er | x | Noun, Verb | 
| era | /x | Noun | 
| erstwhile | /x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| eternity | x/xx | Noun | 
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| ever | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| every | /xx | Noun | 
| everything | /xx | Noun | 
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| feasible | /xx | Adjective | 
| finally | /xx | Adverb | 
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| fold | / | Noun, Verb | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| forthwith | // | Adverb | 
| fourth dimension | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| from | / | Noun | 
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fur | / | Noun, Verb | 
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| futurity | /xxx | Noun | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| grading | /x | Noun | 
| greenwich mean time | /x// | Phrase, Noun | 
| greenwich time | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| hand | / | Noun, Verb | 
| happiest | /xx | Adjective | 
| hard time | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| harm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| having | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| he | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| height | / | Noun | 
| held | / | Noun | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hers | x | Adjective | 
| his | / | Noun | 
| historically | x/xxx | Adverb | 
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| honored | /x | Adjective | 
| hora | /x | Noun | 
| hour | /x | Noun | 
| hourly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| immediately | x/xxx | 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 | 
| intelligence | x/xx | Noun | 
| interferon | xx/x | Noun | 
