banks
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,443 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,014 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820) also: Sir Joseph Banks
banks in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Like a river that overflows its banks, Prussia was overrunning France.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Vessels with three banks of oars on each side. fair-haired slaves.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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With the first light the entire crew were at the banks of the river.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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The sunbeams of summer were long past, and snowflakes had fallen thickly on the banks of Red River.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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Kaf thrusts his snouted crags through fog: Araxes swells beyond his span, And knowledge poured by pilgrimage Overflows the banks of man.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1