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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| linger | /x | Verb, Noun |
| lurk | / | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| loiter | /x | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| dally | /x | Noun, Name, Verb |
| lounge | / | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| adhesive | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| loaf | / | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| resinous | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dwell | / | Verb |
| wait | / | Verb |
| whither | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bide | / | Noun |
| aught | / | Noun |
| doth | / | Noun |
| bidden | /x | Verb |
| haply | /x | Adverb |
| yonder | /x | Noun |
| prithee | // | Noun |
| savor | /x | Noun |
| forsake | x/ | Verb |
| pray | / | Verb, Adverb |
| forbear | x/ | Verb |
| begone | x/x | Noun |
| savour | /x | Noun |
| entreat | x/ | Verb |
| beseech | x/ | Verb |
| malodorous | x/xx | Adjective |
| creosote | /xx | Noun |
| ruminate | /xx | Verb |
| watery | /xx | Noun |
| forsooth | xx | Adverb |
| brownish | /x | Adjective |
| oily | /x | Adjective |
| ashen | /x | Adjective |
| smelly | /x | Adjective |
| sands | / | Noun |
| perchance | x/ | Adverb |
| retard | x/ | Verb |
| tardy | /x | Adjective |
| delay | x/ | Noun |
| stall | / | Noun |
| put off | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| procrastinate | x/xx | Verb |
| stay | / | Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold | / | Noun |
| defer | x/ | Verb |
| hold off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| demur | x/ | Noun |
| detain | x/ | Verb |
| prolong | x/ | Verb |
| await | x/ | Verb |
| hinder | /x | Verb |
| postpone | x/ | Verb |
| withhold | x/ | Verb |
| slow | / | Adjective |
| adjourn | x/ | Verb |
| hesitate | /xx | Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| pause | / | Noun |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| hold back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| park | / | Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| halt | / | Noun |
| tarnish | /x | Noun |
| stop | / | Noun |
| tense | / | Noun |
| draw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drawl | / | Noun |
| vamp | / | Noun |
| tie up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| arrest | x/ | Noun |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| forestall | x/ | Verb |
| hang up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| set back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| refrain | x/ | Noun |
| abstain | x/ | Verb |
| elongate | x/x | Adjective |
| endued | x/ | Verb |
| stools | / | Noun |
| longer | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| pentecost | /xx | Name |
| ephesus | x/x | Name |
| weeping | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jericho | /xx | Name |
| bloody | /x | Adjective |
| awhile | x/ | Adverb |
| vomit | /x | Verb |
| cometh | /x | Verb |
| leisure | /x | Noun |
| wheels | / | Noun |
| jerusalem | x/xx | Name |
| while | / | Noun |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| lies | / | Noun |
| exceeding | x/x | Verb |
| smooth | / | Verb |
| behold | x/ | Verb |
| brush | / | Verb |
| black | / | Name |
| flock | / | Noun |
| wine | / | Noun |
| brethren | /x | Noun |
| salvation | x/x | Noun |
| seasons | /x | Noun |
| thrust | / | Verb |
| trembling | /xx | Verb |
| night | / | Noun |
| march | / | Verb |
| inclination | xx/x | Noun |
| city | /x | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| alas | x/ | Noun |
| alight | x/ | Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| anybody | /xxx | Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| carbonaceous | /x/x | Adjective |
| combustible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crisp | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| earthy | /x | Adjective |
| fetid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| gummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| irritant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| lashes | /x | Adjective |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| nonvolatile | x/xx | Adjective |
| noxious | /x | Adjective |
| petticoats | /xx | Noun |
| proteinaceous | xx/x | Adjective |
| prowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| reeds | / | Noun |
| rime | / | Noun, Verb |
| semisolid | xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| someone | /x | Noun |
| sparkling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| straws | / | Noun |
| suffice | x/ | Verb |
| sulphurous | /xx | Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| southend | /x | Name |
