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- noun Plural form of
grounde .
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Examples
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Spermatophagi, the one liuynge by suche fruicte as falleth from the trees, in Sommer, and the residew of the yere by suche herbes as thei picke vp in the shadowed groundes.
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The pasture vplond being, dried away with the heate of the Sonne: They sieke downe to the marshe, and lowe groundes, for the whiche onely they be often at debate.
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The givinge his consent to the first Bill for the displacinge the Bishopps, did proceede from two groundes, the first, his not understandinge the originall of ther right and suffrage ther, the other, an opinion that the combination against the whole goverment of the Church by Bishopps, was so violent and furious, that
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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'He helde the King upon twa groundes sure, nather to cast out with the Kirk nor with England.'
Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series William Morison
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In this fayre countrie you shall not finde any large fennie groundes, or offensiue and sicklye ayres, or craggie and fertlesse mosses, but faire and pleasaunt hilles, inuironed and walled about with steip and vnpassageable rockes, and by meanes thereof, secure and free from all daungers and feare, we want not any thing which may breed delight, and cause a sweete content.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Island being some two or three miles about, is cast into groundes of gardening and orchards.
Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Walter Bigges
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Nowe come to behoulde a fayre and plentifull countrie, fruitefull fieldes, and fertill groundes, I did exceedinglye commend the desire that mooued mee first to enter into them.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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All the aforesaide commodities for victuall are set or sowed, sometimes in groundes a part and seuerally by themselues; but for the most part together in one ground mixtly: the manner thereof with the dressing and preparing of the groũd, because I will note vnto you the fertilitie of the soule; I thinke good briefly to describe.
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Coscúshaw, some of our company tooke to bee that kinde of roote which the Spaniards in the West Indies call Cassauy, whereupon also many called it by that name: it groweth in very muddie pooles and moist groundes.
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Md every tenantes & the borderers doe take tymber for their buildings as allso hedge woods to inclose their own groundes, & take fyring at their pleasure wthin the fforrest, & sell their owne woodes and the woodes of the landes wthin mentioned, to the great spoile of the
The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account 1846
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