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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| should | / | Verb, Verb |
| must | / | Verb, Verb |
| need | / | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| had better | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| might | / | Noun |
| likewise | /x | Adverb |
| surely | /x | Adverb |
| would | / | Verb, Noun |
| could | / | Verb, Noun |
| suppose | x/ | Verb |
| ordinarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| certainly | /xx | Adverb |
| assuredly | x/xx | Adverb |
| likely | /x | Adjective |
| undoubtedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| doubtlessly | /xx | Adverb |
| cannot | /x | Adjective |
| obliged | x/ | Verb |
| want | / | Verb |
| went | / | Verb |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| necessarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| unquestionably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| scarcely | /x | Adverb |
| seem | / | Verb |
| seldom | /x | Adverb |
| nevertheless | xxx/ | Adverb |
| presume | x/ | Verb |
| have | / | Verb |
| definitely | /xxx | Adverb |
| gonna | /x | Noun |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| conceivably | x/xx | Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| generally | /xxx | Adverb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| rightly | /x | Adverb |
| plainly | /x | Adverb |
| invariably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| possibly | /xx | Adverb |
| additionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| aught | / | Noun |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| sensibly | /xx | Adverb |
| evidently | /xxx | Adverb |
| legitimately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| needful | /x | Adjective |
| meant | / | Verb |
| indubitably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| able | /x | Adjective |
| customarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| gotta | /x | Noun |
| truly | /x | Adverb |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| really | /x | Adverb |
| inclined | x/ | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb |
| advisable | x/xx | Adjective |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| also | /x | Adverb |
| genuinely | /xxx | Adverb |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| contrive | x/ | Verb |
| commonly | /xx | Adverb |
| habitually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| undertook | xx/ | Verb |
| tooke | / | Name |
| stole | / | Verb |
| begot | x/ | Verb |
| wore | / | Verb |
| took | / | Verb |
| wore out | // | Phrase |
| wove | / | Verb |
| wore off | // | Phrase |
| forgave | x/ | Verb |
| tare | /x | Noun |
| took on | // | Phrase |
| wore away | /x/ | Phrase |
| gave | / | Verb |
| mistook | x/ | Verb |
| partook | x/ | Noun |
| swore | / | Verb |
| bare | / | Adjective |
| foresaw | x/ | Verb |
| took for granted | ///x | Phrase |
| forgot | x/ | Verb |
| went out | // | Phrase |
| tore off | // | Phrase |
| took care of | /// | Phrase |
| went to | // | Phrase |
| begun | x/ | Verb |
| underwent | xx/ | Verb |
| outgrew | x/ | Verb |
| took away | /xx | Phrase |
| gave way | // | Phrase |
| strove | / | Verb |
| took care | // | Phrase |
| gave off | // | Phrase |
| knew | / | Verb |
| went away | /x/ | Phrase |
| gave over | //x | Phrase |
| forsook | x/ | Verb |
| wrote | / | Verb |
| broke | / | Verb |
| shaw | / | Name |
| enticed | x/ | Verb |
| religions | x/x | Noun |
| everybody | /xxx | Noun |
| beliefs | x/ | Noun |
| commit | x/ | Verb |
| woman | /x | Noun |
| era | /x | Noun |
| abolished | x/x | Verb |
| doctors | /x | Noun |
| christians | /x | Name |
| things | / | Noun |
| schools | / | Noun |
| muttered | /x | Verb |
| there | / | Adverb |
| nation | /x | Noun |
| students | /x | Noun |
| implies | x/ | Verb |
| question | /x | Noun |
| teach | / | Verb |
| refuse | x/ | Verb |
| locked | / | Verb |
| marry | /x | Verb |
| care | / | Noun |
| shot | / | Verb |
| way | / | Noun |
| pray | / | Verb |
| moralists | /xx | Noun |
| sing | / | Noun |
| deriving | x/x | Verb |
| obeyed | x/ | Verb |
| expresses | x/x | Verb |
| distributed | x/xx | Verb |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| aesthetic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| aetiological | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| agnosticism | x/xxx | Noun |
| allocative | /xxx | Adjective |
| analogous | x/xx | Adjective |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| anchoring | /xx | Noun |
| antinomy | x/xx | Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| atheism | x/x | Noun |
| atheists | /xx | Noun |
| attitudinal | xx/xx | Adjective |
| axiological | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| balancing | /xx | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| certainties | /xx | Noun |
| commandments | x/x | Noun |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| crux | / | Noun |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| holiness | /xx | Noun |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| ideal | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| individuality | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| judgments | /x | Noun |
| motivating | /xxx | Adjective |
| recency | /xx | Noun |
| righteousness | /xx | Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| touchstone | /x | Noun |
| transcendence | x/x | Noun |
| zero | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
