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quit

/kwɪt/ adjective B2
  1. Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
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As for Fernand himself, he seemed to be enduring the tortures of the damned; unable to rest, he was among the first to quit the table, and, as though seeking to avoid the hilarious mirth that rose in such deafening sounds, he continued, in utter silence, to pace the farther end of the salon.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 28 · C1
Morrel of his wish to quit the sea, and obtained a recommendation from him to a Spanish merchant, into whose service he entered at the end of March, that is, ten or twelve days after Napoleon’s return.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 125 · C1
There are certain affinities between the persons we quit and those we meet afterwards.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 377 · C1
But as I cannot, and you will not, quit this place, it becomes necessary to fill up the excavation beneath the soldier’s gallery; he might, by chance, hear the hollow sound of his footsteps, and call the attention of his officer to the circumstance.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 182 · C1

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