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least drafty place, the place where no current of air can harm the plant.
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transcendent, of supreme merit or capacity.
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diversity, difference.
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swelteringly hot, so oppressively hot with the heat that people suffer under it.
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coddled, treated with excessive tenderness; pampered.
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coaxed, treated gently, by flattering or fondling.
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religiously, with religious care; scrupulously or conscientiously.
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lore of wisdom, body of traditions and facts on the subject; supply of experience and knowledge together with sagacious judgment.
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orally, by word of mouth.
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voluminous, running to many volumes or great length.
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garnered, gathered for preservation; stored.
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House of Exile . Nora Waln wrote The House of Exile , published by Little, Brown and Company of Boston, U.S.A., in 1933. “The House of Exile” is the name given by Nora Waln to the home of the Lin family. Of the home life of this family she has jotted down the most intimate details.
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dwarf trees, trees whose growth has been stunted so that they are not up to their natural size.
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shades, a shelter or roof that has been erected to ward off the rays of the sun.
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breathless, unstirred by wind; dead.
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subterranean, underground.
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perforated, pierced through with holes.
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ballads, simple songs; sentimental song of several verses sung to the same melody.
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patrons, customers who frequent the shops.
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blind man, the story-teller or entertainer is usually blind and makes a living out of singing ballads and telling stories.
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millionaire, rich person; possessor of a million of money or more.
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slips, cutting from a plant for grafting or planting.
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invalid, a person weak and infirm, especially one in chronic ill health.
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symbolic significance, meaning which is regarded by general consent as naturally typifying or representing or recalling something by possession of analogous qualities or by association in fact or thought.
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the cultured, persons trained and refined in matters of understanding and manners and taste.
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