Will Jones, speller 431, probably found out far more than he expected to about Dr. Bailly when he got his word, "monology." It means the habit of talking to oneself.
"I don't engage in monology, wait do I? No Jacques, you don't. You're doing great. You're right, I am. We're doing good," Dr. Bailly said.
Luckily, the external monologue didn't throw off the North Carolina sixth grader. He spelled the word correctly.
