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No Quarter!
No Quarter!

Chapter V

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"No--never!"
"Yes, now!
This day; this very hour.
If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

No Quarter!

Chapter V

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"No--never!"
Line 2
"Yes, now!
Line 3
This day; this very hour.
Line 4
If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
Line 5
Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"No--never!"”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

day

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From this reading This day; this very hour.

don't

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From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

give

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From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

haven't

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From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

hour

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From this reading This day; this very hour.

house

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From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

money

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From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

much

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From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "No--never!"

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No--never!"

now

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From this reading "Yes, now!

Possibly

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From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This day; this very hour.

very

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From this reading This day; this very hour.

why

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From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

willingly

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From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, now!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.