The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary

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Entry Definition
s/he brings (takes) out something belonging to h/
s/he, it comes out; (ai) s/he breaks out in rash
even; for example
s/he, it comes out into view, emerges, comes up out of water
it comes out into view, emerges; (submarine, etc.) it comes up out of water
s/he comes up from a dive, surfaces, emerges from water
(fish) s/he jumps out of water and lands on surface
(animal) s/he comes up out of water (e.g., to breathe, to look around)
(diving bird) s/he comes up out of water
s/he gets out (from somewhere) on foot
s/he, it floats into view (from behind or beneath something)
s/he angers h/ by being present in same place
s/he gets angry all of a sudden
getting angry as a result
s/he is angry from not having slept; s/he is angry because s/he cannot sleep (e.g., because it is too noisy); s/he is so tired that s/he is angry
s/he is angry because s/he cannot get something to drink (usually, alcoholic beverage)
s/he gets angry at h/ when talking to h/, gets angry as result of talking to h/
s/he gets angry while thinking, h/ thoughts suddenly turn to anger
s/he gets angry thinking about it
s/he is driven mad; s/he is in angry mood as result of something having happened
s/he gets angry at it when trying to make it work (e.g., motor, clock, etc.)
s/he gets angry while talking (as result of topic of conversation, person s/he is talking with, etc.)
s/he gets angry at it when s/he encounters it (e.g., slow car ahead on highway), gets angry as result of encountering it
s/he gets angry at h/ when s/he encounters h/, gets angry as result of encountering h/
s/he suddenly gets angry as result of working