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n. (plural of berth English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: berth)

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She is uncommonly clean in the run aft, she has enough bluffing off in the bows to keep her dry, and the lower berths are most of them double.

It has compartments and upper berths where Vulia and you can stretch out to rest at night.

Four women occupied the lower seats, one woman was on one of the upper berths, and a man on the other.

Gradually the noises of berths being lifted from the wall, the scraping of boxes being dragged over the floor, suitcases being stowed away, the shuffling of feet subsided.

All their hand-bags, rugs, and belongings were to remain in the berths, just as they lay.

There were two compartments of four berths each, and four of two berths each.

A most striking young woman, and no doubt a person of some consequence, since she berths alone and has her servant, while the others, God help them, live and mess in a hole where we would not keep our pigs.

The windows on the other side of the shanty enabled him to see that there were two rows of berths, each backing against the other.

He regarded the berths with attention for a few minutes, but he could perceive no movement.

The tugs are tied up at one of the inshore berths where there is greater protection.

The inner berths are sheltered to a considerable extent by the deep-water jetty but the dock alongside is awash.

It was dark when they took their seats, and soon the porter came through to make up the berths for the night.

So it was arranged, and they had the porter put up their berths a few minutes later.

The porter was already at work, turning some of the berths into seats once more.

CHAPTER VI AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER THE ladies passed the whole of the first day of the voyage in their berths, for there was a heavy swell in the sea, and toward evening the wind blew pretty fresh, and the DUNCAN tossed and pitched considerably.