I gathered the short words together with brief explanations [in my own words based on the merriam-Webster-dictionary idea]. my goal was to include even words that are rarely used because they have three letters- and are VALID dictionary words.
some think that big words are the "smartest" like 5 syllable words? as if "everyone knows" the short ones. well maybe we should- anyway as one character responded, in a movie in which art and language "battled"- the first letter a can be for
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accusatory
while b is for, as she said "bla-bla-bla-bla-bla is 5". Biodegradable is even longer, see below.
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Another "short" story [double meaning!]
It was a Sunday, so we had no school. Pa was now age 32. He announced, "For my birthday we will go on ae trip to the bay! Pack some food ben a bag." The sky looked gray, so I checked my mobile phone for the weather update, using its wireless internet connection, and saw that today would be cloudy with a 20% of rain, whatever that means. I stuffed my warm aba scarf into my bag and went to make a samwich. While I spread the low-fat margarine on the dark whole wheat bread, I heard a ba. Where could that come from? There were no sheep nearby to baa. Then I recalled- that was the sound of Carl's mobile phone when receiving a text message. "Bah" I interjected at the weird choice, while I slapped down a slice of 9% cheese.
When I was 3, six years ago, ma, an abo, had returned to Australia. she said that she wanted to go to her family. I felt angry at this memory- WE are her family! what an ABO! but I knew not to say that word in an angry tone, because that would be bad racism. there must be many decent abos. She had brought her adz home with her in her rolling suitcase. My dad had told me, "I am a bi" and today his boyfriend Carl would spend the day with us. Carl usually goes to church on Sundays, but he would rather be with my pa. Sometimes I imagine that I have two dads. I would call one pa and the other dad.
"Gary, go help your sister make her bed," instructed Carl. I added the second slice of bread and then went to help Dawn. I was only nine years old and she was only 7 but together we flapped the fabric sheet to spread it flat on the bed. Dawn had neatened her pillow all by herself. I aided her and we succeeded to neaten the sheet.
Carl watched from the door of our room and encouraged me, "You are a great aide. I think you deserve some dark chocolate for that act." Dawn asked, "why is it called dark? all chocolate is dark!" "because milk chocolate sometimes has milk powder but dark chocolate is darker with more chocolate." "more? that does not make sense!" exclaimed Dawn. "A chocolate bar is not really "chocolate" it is a mix of chocolate and sugar and other stuff," I explained and got a chunk of chocolate wrapped in foil. I went back to the counter and put the samwich into the small clear plastic bag with the green symbol and a long word: biodegradable.
"Bart," I called, "which fruit do I need for today?" My dad answered, "pack 4 bananas and one grape, Gary." "bah" I whispered and could not believe he thought that was funny.
Dawn and I sat in the aft seats. I downloaded an application to measure sound and challenged Dawn, "I bet a can shout louder than you." "it is a bet!" she replied. pa begged us "Please do not ail me with shouts in the car."
Dawn asked me for a banana. when I gave it to her she said "look a cee! which fruit looks like b?"
"A grape is shaped like a bee", pa answered, "did you bring one?".
I pointed another banana to aim it at Dawn like a gun. "I ban you from playing with bananas like guns!" instructed Carl.
when we arrived at the bay, I activated the app. Out of the car, I shouted a very loud "aha!" trying to reach a "bel", whatever that is. Then Dawn screeched "Bat!" and the app showed her sound was louder. She had won. "Bats use noise to find their way but do bump into things," instructed Carl. "You possess great knowledge" pa complimented him. At the bay pa read the poem below. We all had a fun trip: pedaling the pedal-boats and rowing the row-boats and we even had time to learn how to sail and direct a sailboat! END
*note:
a: one, any one not a certain one, something shaped like "A"
aba fabric woven from camel or goat hair
abo a native of Australia called aborigine, sometimes to emphasize the difference in a bad way.
act a thing done>v to do, to pretend
adz a tool with an arched blade
ae 'ay' one, something alone
aft back or rear
age a period of time related to something, [often from birth until present
ago before now
aha [interjection= i.] I feel triumph
aid to give what is useful >n, an assister
aide an assister
ail to give pain, to suffer [when I ail I drink ale
aim to direct or point
and also with another thing or another action
b something shaped like b
ba the call of a sheep
baa the call of a sheep >v ["ba," fluffy baaed
bag a flexible container to hold items
bah i. I feel disdain or contempt
ban to forbid/prohibit by law or social pressure
bar something straight and long
bat a type of animal, a strong/sturdy stick> v to hit
bay a small inlet of sea
be to occur or happen, change to or develop into
bed the furniture to lay on
bee an insect that flies and produces honey
beg to ask [usually with emotion
bel a measure of sound [ten decibels]
ben inside
bet the act of pledging something depending on the result of a contest or the outcome of an issue, v
bi someone attracted to both sexes
cee the letter c or something shaped like c
Rhyme
much ado about- an ad
Sally is an expert,
to write ads. She's an ace.
I prepared a nice ad
She told me that I aced!
Sally made much ado!
I knew it was not bad,
a compliment from her,
caused me joy, "Ah" I aahed.
I caused Sally to laf [=laugh, see previous post "wept"- regarding language-use]
I felt that I can add,
empowered to make more
I worked on my next ad
A photo of a sloth
"Don't be like an ai
go and play active sports
such as fast ice hockey"
the other people's ads
are often a con
mislead for our money
whether dollar or ban
I felt great like a bey
I announced that today
altho [=although, like "also"] the sky is grey
we will go to the bay.
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note: *a: one, any one not a certain one, something shaped like "A"
aah to show pleasure
ace one spot> a card or side of dice having one dot, one who excels > verb
ad an advertisement, an advantage
add to increase by joining
ado fussy excitement
ads advertisements
ah i. I feel pleasure
ai 'ah-ey' a certain sloth, plural +s ais
an one, any one thing which has a name starting with a vowel
bad below a standard
ban 'o' a money
bey 'ay' a governor of ottomans or Tunisia
word list
v a one, any one, something shaped like a=an
v aah to show joy and surprise--http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aahed
v aba fabric woven from camel or goat hair
v abo aborigine only sometimes disparagingly
v ace one spot, one who excels > v
v act a thing done>v to do, to pretend
v ad an advertisement, an advantage
v add to increase by joining
v ado fussy excitement [don't fuss about trivial details
v ads advertisements
v adz a tool with an arched blade
v ae 'day' one, something alone
v aft back or rear
v age a period of time related to something often from birth until present
v ago before now
v aha [interjection= i.] I feel triumph
v ai 'ah-ey' a certain sloth
v ais [pl
v aid to give what is useful >n, an assister =aide
v ail to give pain, to suffer [when I ail I drink ale
v aim to direct or point
v b something shaped like b
v ba the call of a sheep
v baa the call of a sheep >v ["ba," fluffy baaed
v bad below a standard
v bag a flexible container to hold items
v bah i. of disdain or contempt
v ban to forbid/prohibit by law or social pressure
v ban 'o' a money
v bar something straight and long
v bat a strong/sturdy stick, a hit, a type of animal, also v
v bay reddish brown color [n aj] a type of tree, a small inlet of sea
v be to occur or happen, change to or develop into, [imperative commanding] you should make yourself
v bed the furniture to lay on, v
v bee an insect that flies and produces honey
v beg to ask usu. with emotion
v bel ten decibels [a measure of sound
v ben av inside
v bet the act of pledging something depending on the result of a contest or the outcome of an issue, v
v bey 'ay' a governor of ottomans or Tunisia
v bi someone attracted to both sexes