Brattleboro

[ brat-l-bur-oh, -buhr-oh ]

/ ˈbræt lˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

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noun

a town in SE Vermont.

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How to use Brattleboro in a sentence

This morning passed by,—the time of our stay in Brattleboro, and we neither saw nor heard anything of our Governor.
The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary|Cyrus Pringle
I wish you could be with me in Brattleboro' and coast down hill on a sled, go sliding and snowballing by moonlight!
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals|Charles Edward Stowe
In 1912 a school for the deaf and blind was established at Brattleboro, known as the Austine Institute.
The Deaf|Harry Best
Kipling married an American woman and lived for a time at Brattleboro, Vt.
Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year|E.C. Hartwell

He married the daughter of a prominent Brattleboro farmer, but was too stern and reserved to prove a good American husband.
Stage-coach and Tavern Days|Alice Morse Earle