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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| sooner | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| sooner or later | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| presently | /xx | Adverb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| later on | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| hereafter | x/x | Adverb |
| tomorrow | x/x | Noun |
| directly | x/x | Adverb |
| first thing | // | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| later | /x | Adjective |
| anon | xx | Noun |
| by and by | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| rather | /x | Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| imminently | /xxx | Adverb |
| in short order | x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| someday | /x | Adverb |
| forthright | // | Adjective |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| as soon as possible | ////xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| then | / | Adverb |
| at once | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| prematurely | xx/x | Adverb |
| just yet | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| promptly | /x | Adverb |
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| right away | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| coming on | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| instantly | /xx | Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| subsequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| hence | / | Adverb |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| untimely | x/x | Adjective |
| lately | /x | Adverb |
| straightway | /x | Adverb |
| hastily | /xx | Adverb |
| momentarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| beforehand | x/x | Noun |
| next to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| all in good time | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| latterly | /xx | Adverb |
| thereafter | x/x | Adverb |
| henceforward | //x | Adverb |
| henceforth | // | Adverb |
| for the time being | /x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| nigh | / | Adjective |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| too soon | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| outright | // | Adjective |
| of course | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| going forward | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| speedily | /xx | Adverb |
| ideally | x/x | Adverb |
| temporally | /xxx | Adverb |
| faster | /x | Noun |
| thereupon | xx/ | Adverb |
| reasonably | /xxx | Adverb |
| hopefully | /xx | Adverb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| first | / | Adjective |
| proximately | /xxx | Adverb |
| thenceforth | x/ | Adverb |
| therewith | // | Adverb |
| right off | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| thereabouts | xx/ | Noun |
| necessarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| so much as | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| forevermore | x/xx | Adverb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| preliminarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| onward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| optimistically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| thus far | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| these days | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| smartly | /x | Adverb |
| finitely | xxx | Adverb |
| expeditiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| punctually | xxxx | Adverb |
| nowadays | /xx | Adverb |
| today | x/ | Noun |
| then and there | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| in all probability | x/xx/xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| more or less | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| expectantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| right now | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| approaching | x/x | Verb |
| without fail | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hurriedly | /xx | Adverb |
| more often than not | //x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accursed | x/ | Adjective |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adult | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| afflicting | x/x | Noun |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| aft | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun, Adverb |
| afterward | /xx | Adverb |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| asses | /x | Noun |
| atypical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| authored | /x | Adjective |
| avenging | x/x | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backend | x/ | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bee | / | Noun, Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| belatedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| besides | x/ | Adverb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blankness | /x | Noun |
| bleach | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bye | / | Noun, Adjective |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| censored | /x | Adjective |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| charity | /xx | Noun |
| christmas | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| ciao | / | Name |
| closer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| concluding | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| consequently | /xxx | Adverb |
| considerably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conversely | /xx | Adverb |
| cooper | /x | Name, Verb |
| cops | / | Noun |
| cor | / | Noun |
| dan | / | Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| deeper | /x | Adjective |
| delayed | x/ | Adjective |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| despair | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| despise | x/ | Verb |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dessert | x/ | Noun |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doth | / | Verb, Noun |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| eighteenth | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| eighths | / | Noun, Adjective |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| eventual | x/xx | Adjective |
| eventually | x/xxx | Adverb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| exilic | /xx | Adjective |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| farther | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| fiendish | /x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| fifths | / | Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| five | / | Noun |
| flaming | /x | Adjective, Name |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| four | / | Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| freely | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| fright | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| from | / | Adjective |
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| generally | /xxx | Adverb |
| gin | / | Noun, Verb |
| glory | /x | Noun, Verb |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| grisly | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| grizzly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hamburger | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| has | / | Adverb |
| hash | / | Noun, Verb |
| hast | / | Noun |
| hath | / | Noun |
| heads | / | Noun |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| higher | /x | Noun, Verb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| hind | / | Adjective, Noun |
| hinder | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| horror | /x | Noun |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| hurry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| if | / | Noun |
| igneous | /xx | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| inch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| incredulity | xx/xx | Noun |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| james | / | Name |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kills | / | Noun |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| lang | / | Noun, Adjective |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| latter | /x | Adjective |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| lemon | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lengthier | /xx | Adjective |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| lingering | /xx | Noun |
| loneliness | /xx | Noun |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| lucy | /x | Name |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| makes | / | Verb |
