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requital

[ri-kwahyt-l] / rɪˈkwaɪt l /


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This nonsense gradually infected everything and the consequence was an underestimate which subsequently bought the bitterest requital.

From Time Magazine Archive

Helen, I swear it, by every hope that now thrills within me—" "It would be," resumed she, tremulously, "an ungenerous requital for this, were I to practise any deception on you.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

He was a watchful assistant of those who contributed to the public service without expecting or receiving requital.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

Ill?" asked he, "it is merely a requital.

From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

I say this: 'Yonder young man is much in debt to me, but my requital when I ask it will be equal to his debt.'

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth