two squares and in blocks of five

English translation: it runs two blocks of houses (five houses each block)

14:06 Jan 21, 2010
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English term or phrase: two squares and in blocks of five
Charlotte Street is a narrow little passage running just two squares, parallel with Portland Place. The houses are built in blocks of five (or more), of the plainest of plain bricks. The location is not far from the Gower Street Station of the Metropolitan Railway, and only a few minutes' walk from the British Museum.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 12:54
Selected answer:it runs two blocks of houses (five houses each block)
Explanation:
Two blocks a separated by other passages http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=portland square...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-21 19:44:30 GMT)
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http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=portland square...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-21 19:47:47 GMT)
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Shirley, please, type youself "Charlotte Street London"by using the suggested site search engine.

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2010-01-23 17:01:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you very much!Charlotte street is a narrow passage and one small street cuts across dividing Charlotte street in two halves (two blocks).The houses are terraced(forming a block) and they are about 5 houses to the block.
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:54
Grading comment
Sorry,but some of our websites are blocked.And even if I googled these pics,i still can not understand the sentence without explaination.
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4 +3houses built together in groups of five around square open spaces
Alison Sabedoria (X)
4it runs two blocks of houses (five houses each block)
Alexandra Taggart


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
houses built together in groups of five around square open spaces


Explanation:
London streets often join open squares (some very small -just a patch of grass). The houses are grouped together with a shared facade wall in a "block", or "terrace".

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-21 15:29:58 GMT)
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These squares are fairly grand, but this shows the general idea:
http://www.georgianindex.net/London/squares/l_square.html

Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
48 mins
  -> Thanks Jack!

agree  Francesco Badolato
1 hr
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agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
7 days
  -> Thanks Paula. Shirley chose Alexandra's answer as I think it explained better what she was looking for. =)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it runs two blocks of houses (five houses each block)


Explanation:
Two blocks a separated by other passages http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=portland square...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-21 19:44:30 GMT)
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http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=portland square...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-01-21 19:47:47 GMT)
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Shirley, please, type youself "Charlotte Street London"by using the suggested site search engine.

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2010-01-23 17:01:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you very much!Charlotte street is a narrow passage and one small street cuts across dividing Charlotte street in two halves (two blocks).The houses are terraced(forming a block) and they are about 5 houses to the block.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Sorry,but some of our websites are blocked.And even if I googled these pics,i still can not understand the sentence without explaination.
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