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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| acquaintance | x/x | Noun, Noun | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| agglomeration | xxx/x | Noun | 
| alignment | x/x | Noun | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| amish | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| are | / | Noun | 
| area | /xx | Noun | 
| argue | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| ask | / | Verb, Noun | 
| assemblies | x/x | Noun | 
| babble | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwoods | // | Noun, Adjective | 
| banff | / | Name | 
| banter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bark | / | Noun, Verb | 
| barrio | /xx | Noun | 
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| begin | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| bennington | /xx | Name | 
| bet | / | Verb, Noun | 
| billy | /x | Name | 
| blackpool | /x | Name | 
| blubber | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blurt | / | Verb, Noun | 
| borough | /x | Noun | 
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| briefing | /x | Noun | 
| burg | / | Noun | 
| cackle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| call | / | Verb, Noun | 
| cant | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| canton | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| carter | /x | Name | 
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cause | / | Noun, Verb | 
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| chant | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chat up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| chatter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| checking | /x | Noun | 
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cheng | / | Name | 
| chitchat | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| citadel | /xx | Noun | 
| cities | /x | Noun | 
| clack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| collection | x/x | Noun | 
| college | /x | Noun | 
| colliery | /xx | Noun | 
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| commonplace | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| commune | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| communicate | x/xx | Verb | 
| community | x/xx | Noun | 
| confer | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| consult | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contention | x/x | Noun | 
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| conversation | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| converse | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| convince | x/ | Verb | 
| coquette | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| coronado | xx/x | Name | 
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| county | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| crier | /x | Noun | 
| dally | /x | Name, Verb | 
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| debtor | /x | Noun | 
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective | 
| densely | /x | Adverb | 
| dialog | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| dialogue | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| dis | / | Noun, Verb | 
| discourse | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| discuss | x/ | Verb | 
| discussion | x/x | Noun | 
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| downtown | // | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| drone | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drone on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| ejaculate | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| england | /x | Name | 
| entrust | x/ | Verb | 
| eureka | x/x | Name | 
| evocation | xx/x | Noun | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exchange | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| explain | x/ | Verb | 
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| fallujah | x/x | Name | 
| falter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| farm | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| fayetteville | /xx | Name | 
| felling | /x | Noun | 
| flirt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| floor | / | Noun, Verb | 
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| foolish | /x | Adjective | 
| fuchs | / | Name | 
| gab | / | Noun, Verb | 
| gamble | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| generalise | /xx/ | Verb | 
| generalize | /xxx | Verb | 
| georgetown | /x | Name | 
| ghost town | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| gossip | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| gulp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hadith | /x | Noun | 
| hall | / | Noun | 
| hamlet | /x | Noun | 
| have | / | Verb, Noun | 
| hear | / | Verb | 
| hebron | /x | Name | 
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| hereabouts | /xx | Adverb | 
| hiss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| homestead | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| hometown | /x | Noun | 
| house | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hui | /x | Name | 
| idly | /x | Adverb, Noun | 
| inform | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| inn | / | Noun, Verb | 
| innocuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| instruction | x/x | Noun | 
| interact | xx/ | Verb, Noun | 
| intervene | xx/ | Verb | 
| interview | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| ireland | /xx | Name | 
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| jabber | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| jargon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| jaw | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| jazz | / | Noun, Verb | 
| jericho | /xx | Name | 
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| kalam | xx | Noun | 
| language | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| lecture | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| level | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| lick | / | Verb, Noun | 
| listen | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| localities | x/xx | Noun | 
| location | x/x | Noun | 
| logging | /x | Noun | 
| london | /x | Name | 
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| maintain | x/ | Verb | 
| maintenance | /xx | Noun | 
| mall | / | Noun, Verb | 
| market | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| market town | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| mash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| meet | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| mention | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| metropolis | x/xx | Noun | 
| metropolitan | xx/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| midtown | /x | Noun | 
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| modulate | /xx | Verb | 
| monte carlo | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| mouth | / | Noun, Verb | 
| mouth off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| mumble | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| municipal | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| municipalities | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| murmur | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mutter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| nablus | /x | Name | 
| negotiate | x/xx | Verb | 
| neighborhood | /xx | Noun | 
| network | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| newman | /x | Name | 
| noise | / | Noun, Verb | 
| nothingness | /xx | Noun | 
| open up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| outback | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| palaver | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| palo alto | /x/x | Name, Name | 
| parish | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| parisian | x/x | Adjective, Name | 
| parle | / | Noun, Verb | 
| peach | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| people | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| persuade | x/ | Verb | 
| phone | / | Noun, Verb | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| planning | /x | Noun | 
| plantation | x/x | Noun | 
| plymouth | /x | Name | 
| pontificate | x/xx | Noun, Verb | 
| population | xx/x | Noun | 
| port | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| posh | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| prattle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| preach | / | Verb, Noun | 
| present | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| presentation | xx/x | Noun | 
| preside | x/ | Verb | 
| princeton | /x | Name | 
| proceed | x/ | Verb | 
| prophesy | /xx | Verb, Noun | 
| province | /x | Noun | 
| pueblo | /x | Noun | 
| quartier | /xx | Noun | 
| question | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| raise | / | Verb, Noun | 
| ramon | x/ | Noun | 
| ranch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rant | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rasp | / | Noun, Verb | 
| rattle on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| rave | / | Noun, Verb | 
| read | / | Verb, Noun | 
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| refer | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| reference | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| relive | x/ | Verb | 
| reputable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| respectable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| response | x/ | Noun | 
| rhetoric | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| romance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| rumor | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| rumour | xx | Noun, Verb | 
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| run on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| rural | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| saratoga springs | xx/x/ | Name, Name | 
| say | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| scaling | /x | Noun | 
| scripted | /x | Adjective | 
| seaport | /x | Noun | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seminars | /xx | Noun | 
| share | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shing | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shout | / | Verb, Noun | 
| silver | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| sing | / | Verb, Noun | 
| slang | / | Noun, Verb | 
| slur | / | Noun, Verb | 
| small | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| snack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| snarl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| socializing | /xxx | Noun | 
| solving | /x | Noun | 
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| speak in tongues | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| speak of | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| speak up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| speech | / | Noun, Verb | 
| spiel | / | Noun, Verb | 
| spoken | /x | Adjective | 
| spout | / | Noun, Verb | 
| stammer | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| statement | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| story | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| street | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| studying | /xx | Noun | 
| stutter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| subdivision | /xxx | Noun, Verb | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| substitution | xx/x | Noun | 
| suburban | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| sullivan | /xx | Name | 
| swallow | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| symposium | x/xx | Noun | 
| talk about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| talk down | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| talk of | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| talk of the town | //x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| talk turkey | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| talked | / | Verb | 
| tallow | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| taos | / | Name, Adjective | 
| tara | /x | Name | 
| tattle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tell | / | Verb, Noun | 
| testing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| think | / | Verb, Noun | 
| thule | / | Name | 
| timbuktu | xx/ | Name | 
| touch | / | Noun, Verb | 
| towns | / | Noun | 
| townsfolk | /x | Noun | 
| township | /x | Noun | 
| townspeople | /xx | Noun | 
| travel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| trip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| trivial | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| troll | / | Noun, Verb | 
| turn | / | Verb, Noun | 
| upstate | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| uptown | // | Name, Adverb, Adjective | 
| urban | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| urbana | x/x | Name | 
| urbanism | /xx | Noun | 
| urbanization | xxx/x | Noun | 
| usual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| utter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| verbalize | /xx | Verb | 
| verbiage | /xx | Noun | 
| village | /x | Noun | 
| villas | /x | Noun | 
| vocalization | /xx/x | Noun | 
| voice | / | Noun, Verb | 
| voyage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| waffle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wager | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wanted | /x | Adjective | 
| wedge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| whine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| whisper | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| whistle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| wind | / | Noun, Verb | 
| wished | / | Verb | 
| word | / | Noun, Verb | 
| yak | / | Noun, Verb | 
| yell | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| yorkshire | /x | Name | 
| your | / | 
