grassplot

Example Sentences

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The court was partly paved with stone, but was roofless, and on a grassplot a fountain played under young trees in the sunlight.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

We presently found a nice grassplot, at one side of which I took my stand; and all things being prepared, I tossed the kite up just as little John ran off.

From McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes

It was early in July, a hot and sunny morning, and Fanny Fitz, seated on the flawless grassplot in front of Craffroe Lodge hall-door, was engaged in =51= washing the dogs.

From All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches by Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone)

And the boy saw all that the little girl spoke of as she sat behind him on the stick, for it passed before him although they were only galloping round the grassplot.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

From time to time his glance would be directed to the large grassplot where Maia was playing croquet with Count Victor von Eckardstein.

From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)