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Chapter VIII
"Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life. You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet. 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 you've been afraid of Mig. You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
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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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.”
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.”
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.”
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From this reading But you've been afraid of Mig.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
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From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
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From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
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From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
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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 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.
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.
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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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
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From this reading You find him dead--whether then or later I don't know yet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
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From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
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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.
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From this reading "Anyway, as I've doped it out, Mig loses his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't see any chance of taking the back trail as long as he was alive to tell on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
