Acacis
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From this reading Meanwhile, the _Acacis_ had berthed in the Bassin Vauban.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
Bassin
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From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
berthed
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From this reading Meanwhile, the _Acacis_ had berthed in the Bassin Vauban.
cause to be bored
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
docksnounUS /dɑːks/
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
to come or go into
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
Flemming
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From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile, the _Acacis_ had berthed in the Bassin Vauban.
Havre
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From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
How
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From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
and nothing more
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
l'Eure
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From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
fasten with a lock
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, the _Acacis_ had berthed in the Bassin Vauban.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
Olivette
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From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
ruefullyadverbUS /ˈruːfəli/
in a rueful manner
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
term of address for a man
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
stagnantadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡnənt/
not circulating or flowing
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The Bore The _Olivette_ saved her tide into the outer basin of Le Havre.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
Vauban
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From this reading Meanwhile, the _Acacis_ had berthed in the Bassin Vauban.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "More floating docks!" exclaimed Flemming ruefully, as he surveyed the stagnant water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How long do we stop here, sir, please?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was just in time to enter the lock gates of the Bassin de l'Eure before they were closed on the falling tide.
