filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But you've been afraid of Mig.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you've been afraid of Mig.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
dadnounUS /dæd/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
don't
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From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
dopedadjectiveUS /doʊpt/
treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
I've
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From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
Mig
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From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
express in words
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
wishingnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
but in spite of that
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
you've
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From this reading But you've been afraid of Mig.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading The punch is this: You have been getting pretty sick of the life, and wishing you had behaved yourself and stayed with your dad.
