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reed

Any of various perennial tall, slender grasses found growing in wet or marshy environments; also the hollow, jointed stalks of any of these plants. The common reed (P. australis) reaches a height of 3 m/10 ft, having stiff, upright leaves and straight stems with a plume of purplish flowers at the top. (Especially species of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, family Gramineae.)



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"It is well I drew the curtain," thought I; and I wished fervently he might not discover my hiding-place: nor would John Reed have found it out himself; he was not quick either of vision or conception; but Eliza just put her head in at the door, and said at once -
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
said the Swallow, who liked to come to the point at once, and the Reed made him a low bow.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar View in context
It was a very simple little story, that of the slender brown reed which grew by the forest pool and always was sad and sighing because it could not utter music like the brook and the birds and the winds.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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