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by-street

[bahy-street] / ˈbaɪˌstrit /


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So musing, Martin came to a by-street that divided two warehouses.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Norman Springer

I turned east again without knowing it, and it was quite dark when I passed along a sombre little by-street, ill lighted and empty.

From The Three Impostors or The Transmutations by Arthur Machen

I promised," he said, as soon as they had entered a by-street, "to meet you in Pavia.

From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden

My destination was in a by-street in a mean, rickety building.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street, but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson




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