The summer was too short.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

summer Noun

— The part of the year when the weather is hot. There is no school in the summer.

was Verb

— A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past. I was singing in the shower. Who was that girl you were talking to?

too Adverb

— If you say I am too tall, I am taller than I should be. You can't come in. You are too dirty. — Also, in addition, and. "I've got you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

short Adjective

— If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall. I can't reach the table because I'm too short. The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes. — If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long. — If something is short then it takes a little time.