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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wherefore | /x | Adverb, Adverb |
| how come | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| what | / | Adverb, Noun |
| how | / | Adverb, Noun |
| reason | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exactly | x/x | Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| whether | /x | |
| that | / | Adverb, Noun |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| think | / | Verb, Noun |
| honestly | /xx | Adverb |
| explain | x/ | Verb |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| thing | / | Noun, Verb |
| nobody | /xx | Noun |
| fact | / | Noun |
| suppose | x/ | Verb |
| something | /x | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| wonder | /x | Verb, Noun |
| obviously | /xxx | Adverb |
| anybody | /xxx | Noun |
| understand | xx/ | Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| maybe | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| they | / | Noun |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| rationale | xx/ | Noun |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| answer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| explanation | xx/x | Noun |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| begs | / | Verb, Noun |
| question | /x | Noun, Verb |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| where | / | Adverb, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| frankly | /x | Adverb |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| ought | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| hey | / | Name |
| want | / | Verb, Noun |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| happened | /x | Verb |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| gist | / | Noun, Verb |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clearly | /x | Adverb |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| rightly | /x | Adverb |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| rephrase | x/ | Verb |
| nutshell | /x | Noun, Verb |
| motives | /x | Noun |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| then | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| though | / | Adverb |
| too | / | Adverb |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| plainly | /x | Adverb |
| motivations | xx/x | Noun |
| going | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| rightfully | /xx | Adverb |
| apparently | x/xx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| cui bono | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crux | / | Noun |
| replied | x/ | Verb |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| yeah | / | Noun |
| obvious | /xx | Adjective |
| at any rate | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| in any event | x/xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| in any case | x/x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| just now | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| in no way | x// | Phrase |
| in truth | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| for some reason | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| even so | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| at present | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| sure enough | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| think over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| dunno | x/ | Name |
| talk turkey | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| personal pronoun | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| anyone | /xx | Noun |
| have in mind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear in mind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look upon | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take to heart | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| blurt out | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| put over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| in all likelihood | x//xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| attend to | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| sound out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| okay | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| consider | x/x | Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| invest | x/ | Noun |
| there | / | Verb, Noun |
| this | / | Verb, Noun |
| would | / | Verb |
| part | / | Adjective |
| dont | / | Verb |
| can | / | Verb |
| god | / | Verb |
| must | / | Verb |
| and | x | Noun |
| see | / | Noun |
| today | x/ | Noun |
| read | / | Noun |
| contents | /x | Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun |
| dogs | / | Noun |
| economics | xx/x | Noun |
| doctors | /x | Noun |
| managers | /xx | Noun |
| matters | /x | Noun |
| love | / | Verb |
| command | x/ | Noun |
| goal | / | Noun |
| employees | x/x | Noun |
| americans | x/xx | Name |
| nations | /x | Noun |
| parents | /x | Noun |
| teachers | /x | Noun |
| planning | /x | Noun |
| study | /x | Noun |
| companies | /xx | Noun |
| religion | x/x | Noun |
| abbreviations | xxx/x | Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accelerator | x/xxx | Noun |
| accordion | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| adhesives | x/x | Noun |
| advances | x/x | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| african | /xx | Adjective, Name |
| asian | /x | Adjective, Name |
| atlas | /x | Noun |
| beset | x/ | Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| for | / | Noun |
| grounds | / | Noun |
| harvester | /xx | Noun |
| henceforth | // | Adverb |
| historical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| introduction | xx/x | Noun |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| korean | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| lassie | /x | Noun |
| nonmember | x/x | Noun |
| opus | /x | Noun |
| prologue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| recently | /xx | Adverb |
| result | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| service | /x | Noun, Verb |
| such | / | Noun |
| taiwanese | /x/ | Adjective, Name |
| therefore | /x | Adverb |
| thus | / | Adverb, Noun |
| victims | /x | Noun |
| vis | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| well | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| whence | / | Adverb |
| whereby | x/ | Adverb |
| whilst | / | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
