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Alley   /ˈæli/   Listen
noun
Alley  n.  (pl. alleys)  
1.
A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way. "I know each lane and every alley green."
2.
A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
3.
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
4.
(Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
5.
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.



Alley  n.  (pl. alleys)  A choice taw or marble.






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"Alley" Quotes from Famous Books



... the street, not knowing in the least whither she was flying. She had not gone far before she attracted the attention of a group of children, who were playing in the street. Shouting, whooping, and laughing, they pursued her. She redoubled her speed, and darting suddenly down a little side alley, was soon out of sight of her pursuers. She heard their screams and yellings, growing fainter and fainter, in the distance; and feeling that the immediate danger had past, she relaxed her pace, and looked to see where she was. ...
— Tales From Catland, for Little Kittens • Tabitha Grimalkin

... boy; and I shall prove to you, by a witness whose testimony it will be impossible for my learned friend to weaken or controvert, that on one occasion he patted the boy on the head, and, after inquiring whether he had won any "ALLEY TORS" or "COMMONEYS" lately (both of which I understand to be a particular species of marbles much prized by the youth of this town), made use of this remarkable expression, "How should you like ...
— The Pickwick Papers • Charles Dickens

... Down a little alley, across the river, directly opposite the church, Miss Blunt discovered a suitable spot for a sketch, [Footnote: Unhappily this sketch was afterwards lost, so cannot be reproduced] and on the production of ...
— Twixt France and Spain • E. Ernest Bilbrough

... of Hillford Church passed before them. Emilia let him go. The day following he passed again, but turned at the end of the alley and simulated astonishment at the appearance of Emilia, as he neared her. They shook hands and talked, while Madame zealously eyed any chance person promenading the neighbourhood. She wrote for instructions concerning this ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

... dangerous quarter, chiefly given over to foreigners. As we trudged through innumerable by-streets and squalid alleys, I wondered if Tom had not forgotten his way. At length, however, we turned up a blind alley, lit by one struggling gas-jet, and knocked at a low door. It was opened almost immediately, and we groped our way up another black passage to a second door. Here Tom gave three knocks very loud and distinct. A voice cried, "Open," the door ...
— Dead Man's Rock • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


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