used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The other side is to be done later.
see with attention
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
Brose
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From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
Connell's
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From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The other side is to be done later.
driernounUS /ˈdraɪər/
a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
gangwaynoun
a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
JoycenounUS /dʒɔɪs/
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
and nothing more
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The other side is to be done later.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other side is to be done later.
coated with paint
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
Pequot
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From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
a full supply
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
resplendentadjectiveUS /riˈsplendənt/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
shorewardadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrwərd/
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
sure-enoughadjective
(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS COMFORT COMES ABOARD Behold the _Pequot Queen_ at ten o’clock Saturday morning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Just now the painter, a sure-enough professional painter from Joyce & Connell’s, is finishing the upper deck.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
a Caucasian
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading She is freshly painted from end to end on the shoreward side, gleaming white, with bright yellow trim.
the day immediately before today
From this reading The gangway is resplendent, too, for Brose did that himself yesterday, using plenty of drier.
