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JOYCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
Synonyms:
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce; James Joyce; Joyce
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples:
Then, leaving Joyce to guard them—one man, to be sure, but with half a dozen muskets—Hunter and I returned to the jolly-boat and loaded ourselves once more.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Voices were heard faintly halloaing in the direction of the two gigs; and though this reassured us for Joyce and Hunter, who were well to the eastward, it warned our party to be off.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Jim and I shall stick together in the meanwhile; you'll take Joyce and Hunter when you ride to Bristol, and from first to last, not one of us must breathe a word of what we've found.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
It was so decided; loaded pistols were served out to all the sure men; Hunter, Joyce, and Redruth were taken into our confidence and received the news with less surprise and a better spirit than we had looked for, and then the captain went on deck and addressed the crew.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Hunter lay beside his loophole, stunned; Joyce by his, shot through the head, never to move again; while right in the centre, the squire was supporting the captain, one as pale as the other.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“No, sir,” replied Joyce.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
To add to our concern, we heard voices already drawing near us in the woods along shore, and we had not only the danger of being cut off from the stockade in our half-crippled state but the fear before us whether, if Hunter and Joyce were attacked by half a dozen, they would have the sense and conduct to stand firm.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Hunter brought the boat round under the stern-port, and Joyce and I set to work loading her with powder tins, muskets, bags of biscuits, kegs of pork, a cask of cognac, and my invaluable medicine chest.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
