code: def is_short(self, word):
          
  
          short = False
          length = len(word)
  
          if self.r1 >= length:
              if length > 2:
                  ending = word[length - 3:]
                  if re.match("[^aeiouy][aeiouy][^aeiouwxY]", ending):
                      short = True
              else:
                  if re.match("[aeiouy][^aeiouy]", word):
                      short = True
  
          return short
docs: Determine if the word is short. Short words
          are ones that end in a short syllable and
          have an empty R1 region.