Hemel Hempstead

[ hem-uhl ]

/ ˈhɛm əl /

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noun

a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England.

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How to use Hemel Hempstead in a sentence

Adam was treated well by Hempstead, and the two grew old together.
Was Slavery as Harmful in the North as It Was in the South?|Eric Herschthal|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Had she given us more context, we would have seen that slavery was critical to men like Joshua Hempstead.
Was Slavery as Harmful in the North as It Was in the South?|Eric Herschthal|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Take the fact that Hempstead was nearly 50 when he bought Adam, who was also the only slave he ever owned.
Was Slavery as Harmful in the North as It Was in the South?|Eric Herschthal|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The white Hempstead, for instance, worked his way out of indentured servitude, the next step up from slavery.
Was Slavery as Harmful in the North as It Was in the South?|Eric Herschthal|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) may be one such person, given the level of rapport he has with his direwolf, Summer.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 for Dummies|Jace Lacob|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They rented the empty store building owned by Mayor Hempstead and began.
Around Old Bethany|Robert Lee Berry
Two by two they stroll or sit about Hempstead Heath on such an evening.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893|Various
Lieve hemel, this is the first time in months that some one has told me that Batavia still remembers Muller of Bulungan.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
We found Hempstead a quiet, old Dutch town, undisturbed by progressive ideas.
Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897|Elizabeth Cady Stanton
With Hempstead and Asher Wright, who was his servant in camp, he left his uniform and some other articles of property.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead

/ (ˈhɛməl ˈhɛmstɪd) /

noun

a town in SE England, in W Hertfordshire: designated a new town in 1947. Pop: 83 118 (2001)

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