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Read “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame in English. Tap any word for its meaning, hear how it sounds, and save it to a memory-driven review schedule.

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Author
Kenneth Grahame
Level
B2
Chapters
12
Length
~59k words
Reading time
~5 h
Translation
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The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame · B2
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DICTIONARY

cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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The opening

How “The Wind in the Willows” begins

The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.

First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms.

Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.

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About the book

Why The Wind in the Willows is a great book to read in English

Mole abandons spring cleaning, meets Ratty the water rat, and discovers the river, the Wild Wood, and the catastrophically enthusiastic Mr Toad. Grahame's 1908 classic alternates cosy riverbank comedy with lyrical passages — gentle English with moments worth savouring.

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