Ablative absolutes and some deponents/passives

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die illucescente, multi saccarii in ripa fluminis laborabant. (illucescere - to dawn)

with the day dawning, many dockworkers were working on the river bank

saccariis laborantibus, advenit navis. nautae navem deligaverunt.

with the dockmen working, a ship arrived. sailors tied up the ship.

nave deligata, saccarii frumentum exponere coeperunt. (exponere - unload)

with the ship having been tied up, the dockworkers began to unload the grain

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