This is the 1848th most frequent Turkish word.
ediyordu
"Ediyordu" means "was doing" in English.
The word "ediyordu" shows past continuous action here, used with the verb “to read”.
O, kitap okuyordu.
He/she was reading a book.
Here, "ediyordu" is part of the past continuous tense again, explaining a repeated action in the garden.
Bahçede çalışıyordu.
He/she was working in the garden.
In this sentence, "ediyordu" indicates the person was continuously performing the action of expressing in the past.