musn't in English

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          "text": "Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn\nSo I said it wouldn’t be no use to try to play it any longer, and I would just make a clean breast and tell her everything, but she musn't go back on her promise."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmʌsnt/"
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"musn't" meaning in English

Contraction