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5 total sentences available.
Mitylene is a beautiful and extensive city of Lesbos intersected by various channels of the sea flowing through and around it, and adorned with bridges of polished white stone. You might imagine on beholding it that it was a collection of islets rather than a city.
Source: tatoeba (6212388)
There are several islets in this section of the river.
Source: tatoeba (8855784)
This section of the river has several islets.
Source: tatoeba (8855785)
Some of the islets are inhabited.
Source: tatoeba (10016063)
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Closest matches include islet, small island.
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