Can you help me understand this sentence structure?
Spring had come early that year, with warm quick rains and sudden frothing of pink peach blossoms and dogwood dappling with white stars the dark river swamp and far-off hills. Can you let me know the structure? Dogwood Dappling the dark swamp and hills?

Question

Can you help me understand this sentence structure?
Spring had come early that year, with warm quick rains and sudden frothing of pink peach blossoms and dogwood dappling with white stars the dark river swamp and far-off hills.  Can you let me know the structure? Dogwood Dappling the dark swamp and hills?

Answer

Subject verb direct article objects

Answer

Dogwood dappling the dark swamps and hills.
Dogwood = flowers
Dappling = speckling or spotting with bright contrast
So the sentence is describing how the flowers look across the dark swamps and hills.

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