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Meanings of nearly impassable in English

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Usage of nearly impassable in English
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But the way was rugged, broken, and in spots nearly impassable.
The Last of the Mohicans
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The avenue was nearly impassable with fallen trees, and Elsie said:
Celibates
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By ten o'clock, the streets leading to the public square were nearly impassable.
A. lincoln: a biography
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In addition to this formidable obstruction, the barriers were strengthened and rendered nearly impassable.
The Prairie
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The streets of Urik were nearly impassable with potholes left over from defilers' magic.
The darkness before the dawn
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The lights are all gone, and the streets are nearly impassable in lots of places.
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw; Or, In the Wake of War
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The roads were muddy, and in places nearly impassable.
Fifteen Years in Hell: An Autobiography
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The road at present is pretty nearly impassable.
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
9
During the rainy season it must be nearly impassable, owing to the excessive slope of its bed.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
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Walter, who was there with workmen, also reported that the pathway up the slope was nearly impassable.
Conquest of the Useless
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The trails soon became nearly impassable.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
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From the former place to Belturbet the country was nearly impassable, from its network of bogs, lakes, and mountains.
An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
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The road to Evo Morales' political stronghold, in the heart of Bolivia's coca farming region, is nearly impassable these days.
The Irish Times
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The roads, as George will tell you, are nearly impassable; and the weather after this fog may be intensely cold.
The Maid of Maiden Lane
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Only for that nearly impassable wall, the entire earth would be overrun and dominated by these monsters in human guise.
The Lost City
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The streets near the east gate were nearly impassable, choked with panicked people, carts, and crazed animals of all sorts.
Hidden Warrior
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