He was in a businesslike mood this Tuesday. The subject was death, the first item on my list. Before I arrived, Morrie had scribbled a few notes on small white pieces of paper so that he wouldn't forget. His shaky handwriting was now indecipherable to anyone but him. It was almost Labor Day, and through the office window I could see the spinach-colored hedges of the backyard and hear the yells of children playing down the street, their last week of freedom before school began.
businesslike /ˈbɪznɪs-laɪk/
effective and practical in the way that you do things
indecipherable /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl◂/
impossible to read or understand
shaky /ˈʃeɪki/
weak and unsteady because of old age, illness
other words you might want to look up:
scribble
spinach
hedge
backyard
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