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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| accent | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| accordance | x/x | Noun | 
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| accurate | /xx | Adjective | 
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| against | x/ | Noun | 
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| aircraft | /x | Noun | 
| alamo | /xx | Name | 
| along | x/ | Adverb | 
| amid | x/ | Noun | 
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| antitank | xx/ | Adjective | 
| arid | /x | Adjective | 
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| atlanta | x/x | Name | 
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| australia | x/x | Name | 
| authority | x/xx | Noun | 
| based | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| basis | /x | Noun | 
| bataan | x/ | Name | 
| battering | /xx | Noun | 
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| because | x/ | Adverb | 
| bed | / | Noun, Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| being | /x | Noun | 
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| beneath | x/ | Adverb | 
| besiege | x/ | Verb | 
| between | x/ | Noun | 
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| blockage | /x | Noun | 
| blocking | /x | Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bout | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| calibre | /xx | Noun | 
| captivity | x/xx | Noun | 
| catapult | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| chair | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chase | / | Noun, Verb | 
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| closure | /x | Noun | 
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| con | / | Noun, Verb | 
| conditions | x/x | Verb | 
| confederate | x/xx | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| confinement | x/x | Noun | 
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| construction | x/x | Noun | 
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| cordon | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| corregidor | x/xx | Noun | 
| covers | /x | Noun | 
| curfew | /x | Noun | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dans | / | Verb | 
| dealing | /x | Noun | 
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| detention | x/x | Noun | 
| dien bien phu | /x/xx | Name, Name | 
| diminished | x/x | Adjective | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| dis | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dismantled | x/x | Verb | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| duel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| dummy | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| during | /x | Noun | 
| edited | /xx | Adjective | 
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| embattled | x/x | Adjective | 
| emergency | x/xx | Noun | 
| encirclement | x/xx | Noun | 
| enclose | x/ | Verb | 
| enclosure | x/x | Noun | 
| encounter | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| exert | x/ | Verb | 
| expedition | xx/x | Noun, Verb | 
| fence | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fewer | /x | Adjective | 
| fight | / | Verb, Noun | 
| flak | / | Noun | 
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| for | / | Noun | 
| framework | /x | Noun | 
| from | / | Noun | 
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| greece | / | Name | 
| harassment | x/x | Noun | 
| headquarter | /xx | Verb | 
| heavier | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| held | / | Adverb | 
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| increase | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| insistence | x/x | Noun | 
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective | 
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb | 
| into | x/ | Noun | 
| journey | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| juvenile | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| least | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| location | x/x | Noun | 
| lock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| lucknow | x/ | Name | 
| maximum | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| millimeter | /xxx | Noun | 
| minimum | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| minus | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| nether | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| object | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| occupation | xx/x | Noun | 
| ongoing | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| onto | /x | Adjective | 
| optimum | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| ordinance | /xx | Noun | 
| orleans | /xx | Name | 
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| par | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| para | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| per | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| place | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pounder | /x | Noun | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| purse | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pursuant | x/x | Adjective, Adverb | 
| raid | / | Noun, Verb | 
| re | / | Noun | 
| rebel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| reduced | x/ | Adjective | 
| relevant | /xx | Adjective | 
| rifled | /x | Adjective | 
| seat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| see | / | Verb, Noun | 
| seine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| shadow | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| short | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| sit | / | Verb, Noun | 
| site | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sojourn | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sortie | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sous | / | Noun | 
| standing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| stranglehold | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| strangulation | xx/x | Noun | 
| strike | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sub | / | Noun, Verb | 
| subject | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| subnormal | //x | Adjective, Noun | 
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective | 
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| summons | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sun | / | Noun, Verb | 
| super | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| supporting | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| surround | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| syracuse | /xx | Name | 
| take | / | Verb, Noun | 
| tank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| than | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| the | x | Adverb, Noun | 
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| throughout | x/ | Adverb | 
| title | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| titre | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| torque | / | Noun, Verb | 
| total | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| towards | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| toy | / | Noun, Verb | 
| trial | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| trojan | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| underage | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| underway | xx/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| uneconomic | xxx/x | Adjective | 
| unless | x/ | Adjective | 
| upon | x/ | |
| using | /x | Noun | 
| via | /x | Noun | 
| vicksburg | /x | Name | 
| voyage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| war | / | Noun, Verb | 
| water | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| web | / | Noun, Verb | 
| website | /x | Noun | 
| while | / | Noun, Verb | 
| with | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| without | x/ | Adverb | 
| wonder | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| world | / | Noun, Verb | 
| yorktown | /x | Name | 
