Monday, December 2, 2013

Word of the Week: "dour"

10:25 AM  , ,  61 comments

To earn a "blog point," study the word below, then add a comment and use the word in a sentence. You must use correct punctuation, capitalization and the word must be used correctly. A funny sentence is OK as long as it makes sense and is rated PG!

61 comments:

  1. Neha ChintalaDecember 2, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    The old man who lived at the end of the street was a dour old mad since his wife had left him.
    Neha Chintala
    5th grade

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  2. UnknownDecember 2, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Neha, you have one little typo. Just fix it and you'll get a point!

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    1. Neha ChintalaDecember 2, 2013 at 3:26 PM

      The old man who lived at the end of the street was a dour old man since his wife had left him.

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    2. UnknownDecember 12, 2013 at 1:42 PM

      That's better. Point.

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  3. Helena SongDecember 2, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    My little sister is a dour girl when she wakes up.

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  4. Susan SunDecember 2, 2013 at 6:23 PM

    That girl is always dour because she lost her mother.

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  5. UnknownDecember 2, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    The birthday boy turned from a happy boy to a dour boy after everyone started breaking his toys.

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  6. UnknownDecember 3, 2013 at 1:14 PM

    I was very dour after I got my results.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 3, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    My mom was very dour with me when I broke the china teacup.

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    1. UnknownDecember 3, 2013 at 5:00 PM

      I subed to your youtube channel.
      1. Because your in G.T.
      2. Because I love origami

      I was your 1st subscriber

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    2. Riley BagwellDecember 10, 2013 at 5:23 PM

      I subscribed too.

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    3. UnknownDecember 12, 2013 at 1:44 PM

      Hopefully that's fiction. Point.

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  8. UnknownDecember 3, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    I was very dour when my dad said I couldn't get a game that I'd wanted.

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  9. Samyuktha balajiDecember 3, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    The dogcatcher was a dour old man who lives in our community.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 4, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    That dour old person is my new math teacher.

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  11. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    I was dour when my dad said I could'nt by pokemon x and y.

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    1. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 5:30 PM

      That is such a re-interpreted replica (sort of) of my game sentence. Be a G.T. thinker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. UnknownDecember 12, 2013 at 1:45 PM

      Point.

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  12. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Everyone was dour when I told them that I didn't have any sweets for my birthday.

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  13. UnknownDecember 4, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    Jack is a bully who is always very dour!

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  14. Brian ZhouDecember 4, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    The police officers were very dour when they failed to catch the crook.

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  15. umaDecember 6, 2013 at 7:07 PM

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    1. umaDecember 7, 2013 at 11:59 AM

      The king of watermelons was a dour and ruthless melon.
      -Ritvik 5th Grade

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    2. UnknownDecember 12, 2013 at 1:46 PM

      Wow, is that from Alice in Wonderland or something? Point.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    I had a dour attitude when all I got for Christmas was a bunch of clothes. Emma Roco

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  17. UnknownDecember 7, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    The poor mail carrier was very dour because he had very sore feet.

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  18. UnknownDecember 9, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    I was dour because I couldn't go camping since it was raining outside.

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  19. UnknownDecember 9, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    The little boy was dour when he didn't get any presents for Christmas.

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  20. ShawnDecember 9, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    The little girl was dour when her snowman melted.

    by Morgan Brady

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  21. UnknownDecember 10, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Jack was dour because his parents would not let him join soccer and football classes.

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  22. Riley BagwellDecember 10, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    I was dour when my parents took away my iPad.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 10, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    The girl was very dour when she saw that she had lost her precious doll.

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  24. jun liDecember 12, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    Dug was very dour when Dad left.

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    1. UnknownDecember 17, 2013 at 1:08 PM

      Good. That's a point. But who are you??!! : )

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  25. AnonymousDecember 16, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    I was very dour when I couldn't go to GT for one week.

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  26. chuqddJanuary 20, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    I was dour when I had to wait so long for my mother.

    By: Ray Chu

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  27. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2014 at 6:39 PM

    I was dour on Saturday because I had to do homework and I didn't feel like doing any work.

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  28. UnknownFebruary 4, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    Point for Sonika!

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  29. UnknownFebruary 26, 2014 at 5:37 AM

    The boy was dour when his mom did not buy him a iron man action figure.

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  30. ArkadeepMarch 2, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    I was dour when I lost my favorite fiction book.

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