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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| imperfective | x/xx | Noun |
| participle | /xxx | Noun |
| participial | x/xxx | Adjective |
| aorist | x/x | Noun |
| stative | xx | Adjective |
| infinitive | x/xx | Noun |
| pluperfect | /x/ | Noun |
| periphrastic | x//x | Adjective |
| verbs | / | Noun |
| tense | / | Noun |
| subjunctive | /xx | Noun |
| pronominal | x/xx | Adjective |
| gerund | /x | Noun |
| perfective | x/x | Adjective |
| resultative | x/xx | Adjective |
| accusative | x/xx | Noun |
| genitive | /xx | Noun |
| adverbial | x/xx | Noun |
| prepositions | xx/x | Noun |
| inflectional | x/xx | Adjective |
| nominative | /xxx | Noun |
| dative | /x | Noun |
| demonstratives | x/xx | Noun |
| pronoun | /x | Noun |
| intransitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| infinitival | x/xxx | Noun |
| morpheme | /x | Noun |
| predicative | /xxx | Adjective |
| derivational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nominalization | /xxx/x | Noun |
| attributive | x/xx | Noun |
| nouns | / | Noun |
| sentential | x/x | Adjective |
| deictic | /xx | Adjective |
| locative | /xx | Noun |
| adverbs | /x | Noun |
| clitic | /x | Noun |
| haber | /x | Name |
| adjective | /xx | Noun |
| past | / | Noun |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective |
| historic | x/x | Noun |
| present | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bygone | /x | Adjective |
| weak | / | Adjective |
| passé | / | Noun, Adjective |
| long ago | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun |
| earlier | /xx | Adjective |
| hic et nunc | /xx | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| existing | x/x | Verb |
| running | /x | Verb |
| latter | /x | Noun |
| gone | / | Verb |
| prior | /x | Adjective |
| foregone | // | Adjective |
| promised | /x | Verb |
| recent | /x | Adjective |
| written | /x | Verb |
| done | / | Verb |
| soon | / | Adverb |
| apprehended | xx/x | Verb |
| said | / | Verb |
| use | / | Noun, Verb |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| aforesaid | x/x | Noun |
| run in | /x | Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| spoken for | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| departed | x/x | Verb |
| late | / | Adjective |
| former | /x | Noun |
| lapsed | / | Verb |
| same exact | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| belated | x/x | Adjective |
| completed | x/x | Verb |
| done up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| punished | /x | Verb |
| plural | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| epic | /x | Adjective |
| germanic | x/x | Adjective |
| modal | /x | Adjective |
| dental | /x | Adjective |
| forms | / | Noun |
| simple | /x | Adjective |
| recorded | x/x | Verb |
| strong | / | Adjective |
| english | /x | Adjective |
| third | / | Adjective |
| indicative | x/xx | Noun |
| inflection | x/x | Noun |
| stem | / | Noun |
| endings | /x | Noun |
| marker | /x | Noun |
| meaning | /x | Noun |
| adjectival | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| alphabet | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| spelling | /x | Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
