it was more upset than hungry, but I wasn't done yet.

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Hello. Would you please tell me what the underlined two sentences mean in the context below?
I understand the speaker awoke because of stomachache. But I don't understand the next one, "but I wasn't done yet."
What does it mean? Thank you.

(from A Bird on Water Street by Elizabeth O. Dulemba)
"I bet I could eat this whole thing in three bites," Piran said.
"I bet I could too, but I'm not gonna," I replied.
I only had enough money for one burger and planned on making it last as long as possible.
I took tiny, little bites to prove it.
When I got home, I actually took a nap. I felt like a baby doing it, but being so full knocked me right out.
I awoke several hours later with my stomach growling.
Okay, maybe it was more upset than hungry, but I wasn't done yet.
 
Thank you. Then, could it mean, "I awoke several hours later with my stomach growling.
I thought it was a stomach upset, not because of hunger, but my stomach kept growling"?
 
What does it say after "I wasn't done yet"?

:)
 
Thank you. That is the last sentence of the chapter.
 
Yes, the first sentence should have said "more upset than hunger".
 
@frindle2
I see.
In that case, what happened after that would probably be described in the next chapter.
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@Mike
"it was more upset than hungry"
What does 'it' refer to in the context? Is "it" his/her stomach or something else?
(The 'upset' looks like an adjective to me.)
:?:
 
It refers to "upset" and "hunger". "Hungry" was wrong because it is an adjective.
 
What about the 'upset'? Is it a noun in the context?
 
Yes it is. Like a stomach upset.
 
I'm with Tzfujimino on that. It's an adjective, sort of "No one likes an upset stomach."
 
"Upset stomach" is different from "stomach upset". One is an adjective and the other is a noun. You may disagree, but you would be wrong.
 
Matthew, I have already posted that "hungry" was an error.
 
Do you mean a stomach cannot be hungry?
 
No, I meant the word was wrong in the original sentence.
 
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