Chapter 5 of No Quarter! is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of No Quarter! is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"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.
Chapter 5 of No Quarter! is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “This day; this very hour.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.”
by chance
From this reading “Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.”
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.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, now!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This day; this very hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
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.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading This day; this very hour.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
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.
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.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
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.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
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.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No--never!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No--never!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, now!
by chance
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
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.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Possibly you haven't so much money in the house.
carry out
From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
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.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This day; this very hour.
precisely as stated
From this reading This day; this very hour.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
in a willing manner
From this reading If you don't give it willingly, why I must take it from you; must and shall.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, now!
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.
Chapter 5 of No Quarter! by Mayne Reid holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 415 sentences of No Quarter!, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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