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How to pronounce “alley”

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Pronunciation guide for alley

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of alley with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The Nordic Baking Bookyou have to sort of sneak up in the alley behind some bakery
Definition summary: A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

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The Nordic Baking Book

you have to sort of sneak up in the alley behind some bakery

[Noun]
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
(baseball) The area between the outfielders.
(bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.
(bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
(tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
(informal, rare) A group of clowns; the collective noun for clowns.

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