Grasmere
Americannoun
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a lake in Westmoreland, in NW England. 1 mile (1.6 km) long.
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a village on this lake: Wordsworth's home 1790–1808.
noun
Example Sentences
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Flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - are in place for parts of Keswick and Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane where river levels have risen.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2021
Four sheets, all of which manage to fail miserably for anyone doing a walk centred on where they meet, roughly Grasmere Common.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2019
During the first two decades of the 19th century, most of them, following Wordsworth, lived in or around the small rural town of Grasmere in England’s Lake District.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2016
At the time, Wordsworth was living with his sister Dorothy and his wife Mary in a former inn in Grasmere, which by the time of his death was known as Dove Cottage.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2016
The belt is still in the possession of the family at Grasmere.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Gilpin, Sidney
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