no
not any; not one
How often you will meet it
Rank 40 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 695,262 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.330% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
determiner
- not any; not one
exclamation
- used to give a negative answer
no in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Husband, I'm faint; I can no farther go.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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But until within a few weeks ago she herself had had no idea of the kind.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Followed by his sponsor he obeys and what happens at the room no one but the men of the society know.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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She rose obediently, and with no sign of protest began gathering an apronful of twigs and piling them for a fire.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1