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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rather than | /x/ | Phrase |
| prefer | x/ | Verb |
| preferable | /xxx | Adjective |
| would like | // | Phrase, Verb |
| anything but | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| preference | /xx | Noun |
| instead of | /x/ | Phrase |
| how about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| preferentially | xx/xx | Adverb |
| disagree with | xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| alternatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| had better | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| disagree | xx/ | Verb |
| personally | /xxx | Adverb |
| better | /x | Adjective |
| opt for | /x | Name |
| instead | x/ | Adverb |
| preferment | x/x | Noun |
| pleasanter | /xx | Adjective |
| agree with | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| dislike | x/ | Noun |
| leave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| know better | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| wished | / | Verb |
| wanna | /x | Noun |
| favourite | x/ | Noun |
| leave out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| any longer | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| much less | // | Phrase |
| sure thing | // | Phrase, Noun |
| simpler | /xx | Adjective |
| avoided | x/x | Verb |
| appreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| wanted | /x | Verb |
| whichever | x/x | |
| straight up | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| recommend | xx/ | Verb |
| otherwise | /xx | Adverb |
| safer | /x | Adjective |
| easier | /xx | Adjective |
| what about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| leave alone | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ideally | x/x | Adverb |
| favorite | /xx | Noun |
| never mind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| honestly | /xx | Adverb |
| actually | /xxx | Adverb |
| care for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| very much | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| agreed | x/ | Verb |
| let alone | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| desired | x/x | Verb |
| not that | // | Phrase |
| pass on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| willingly | /xx | Adverb |
| wish for | /x | Phrase |
| absolutely | xx/x | Adverb |
| leave | / | Verb |
| unwilling | x/x | Adjective |
| cheaper | /x | Adjective |
| fair enough | /x/ | Phrase |
| best bet | // | Phrase, Noun |
| interested | /xx | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| asses | /x | Noun |
| association | xxx/x | Noun |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bee | / | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bes | / | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| chap | / | Noun, Verb |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| comparatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| comparison | x/xx | Noun |
| considerably | x/xxx | Adverb |
| conversely | /xx | Adverb |
| cooper | /x | Name, Verb |
| cops | / | Noun |
| cor | / | Noun |
| could | / | Verb, Noun |
| council | /x | Noun |
| dan | / | Noun |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| despise | x/ | Verb |
| did | / | Noun |
| distrust | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| doth | / | Verb, Noun |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| dread | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| expected | x/x | Adjective |
| experiment | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| formerly | /xx | Adverb |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| freely | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| generally | /xxx | Adverb |
| gonna | /x | Verb |
| greater | /x | Adjective |
| greatly | /x | Adverb |
| hardly | /x | Adverb |
| heads | / | Noun |
| henceforth | // | Adverb |
| highly | /x | Adverb |
| however | x/x | Adverb |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| indeed | x/ | Adverb |
| itself | x/ | |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kind of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| kinda | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| largely | /x | Adverb |
| lest | / | |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lived | / | Adjective |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| mainly | /x | Adverb |
| meanwhile | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| merely | /x | Adverb |
| miser | /x | Noun |
| moderately | /xxx | Adverb |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| moreover | x/x | Adverb |
| mostly | /x | Adverb |
| must | / | Verb, Noun |
| never | /x | Adverb |
| normally | /xx | Adverb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| observation | xx/x | Noun |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| opposed | x/ | Adjective |
| ought | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| particularly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| plenty | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| precisely | x/x | Adverb |
| pretty | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| previously | /xxx | Adverb |
| prior | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| properly | /xx | Adverb |
| quickly | /x | Adverb |
| quite | / | Adverb, Noun |
| really | /x | Adverb, Verb |
| reasonably | /xxx | Adverb |
| regarded | x/x | Adjective |
| relatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| remit | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| right | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| shortly | /x | Adverb |
| should | / | Verb, Noun |
| significantly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| slightly | /x | Adverb |
| somehow | /x | Adverb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb, Noun |
| sooner | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| sort of | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| substantially | x/xx | Adverb |
| sufficiently | x/xx | Adverb |
| tend | / | Verb |
| than | / | Adverb, Noun |
| too | / | Adverb |
| unable | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| very | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| when | / | Adverb, Noun |
| whereas | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| whilst | / | Adverb |
| whom | / | Adverb |
| will | / | Verb, Noun |
| wrong | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| yes | / | Name, Verb |
| yet | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
