Chapter XV · How Moh-Kwa Fed the Catfish

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

have

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

plural of “blackberry” — large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

take in solid food

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

any federal law-enforcement officer

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

start firing a weapon

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

possessive form of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

set up or found

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

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From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

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From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

a full supply

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

an angry dispute

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.

plural of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

precisely as stated

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Moh-Kwa was gone from home two days, for Moh-Kwa had found a large patch of ripe blackberries, an’ he said it was prudent to stay an’ eat them all up lest some other man find them.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

at the time that

From this reading When Moh-Kwa came into his cavern, he found Ish-koo-dah, the Fire, grown small an’ hot an’ angry, for he had not been fed for two days.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading So Moh-Kwa stayed; an’ though he ate very hard the whole time an’ never slept, so many an’ fat were the blackberries, it took two suns to eat them.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One day Moh-Kwa, the Wise Bear, had a quarrel with Ish-koo-dah, the Fire.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Moh-Kwa gave the Fire a bundle of dry wood to eat, an’ when the Fire’s stomach was full an’ he had grown big an’ bright with plenty, he sat up on his bed of coals an’ found fault with Moh-Kwa for his neglect.