Chapter II

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

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

completely unclothed

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

cause to be bored

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

divisible by two

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

start firing a weapon

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

informal intensifiers

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

set up or found

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

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

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

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

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

fully extended in width

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

breathing heavily (as after exertion)

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

any loose flowing garment

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

make steady

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

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

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

a special situation

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading Even as she told how she had found it, She folded its wings against its full breast And set it upright on her steady finger.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

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

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

a Caucasian

From this reading Where it had lain between her round breasts Its red sign stained the front of her white robe, The mark of her soft heart of pity.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading Medicine Man, it moved not, it fluttered not, Though one bleeding wing hung broken.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

in the company of; together with

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.

people who are wounded

From this reading In her language and with wave smooth sign talk She told the Great Sachem and our Chiefs That she had found it in the forest Wounded from the missed kill of the night bird Or bare escaped from the eager claws Of the hunger driven wildcat.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading COUeY-OUeY AND MOUNTAIN LION Medicine Man, it were not enough, Ha! it were not enough That the stranger bore the song name Of the fire bird our tribe worshipped; For on her breast, sheltered with one slim hand, With flaming wings outspread, And panting saw-edged beak like fire, Lay a brother of the spirit bird, Flame red, blood red, feathers like wounds-- Dead coal black of face; A wild thing, sheltered and unafraid.