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The Monk: A Romance

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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By M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis • Curated US English Learning Edition

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IMITATION OF HORACE Ep.

20.—B.

1.

Methinks, Oh! vain ill-judging Book, I see thee cast a wishful look, Where reputations won and lost are In famous row called Paternoster.

Incensed to find your precious olio Buried in unexplored port-folio, You scorn the prudent lock and key, And pant well bound and gilt to see Your Volume in the window set Of Stockdale, Hookham, or Debrett.

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The Monk: A Romance

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Monk: A Romance is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IMITATION OF HORACE Ep.

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20.—B.

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1.

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Methinks, Oh! vain ill-judging Book, I see thee cast a wishful look, Where reputations won and lost are In famous row called Paternoster.

Line 5

Incensed to find your precious olio Buried in unexplored port-folio, You scorn the prudent lock and key, And pant well bound and gilt to see Your Volume in the window set Of Stockdale, Hookham, or Debrett.

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1

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20

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From this reading 20.—B.

a

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and

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are

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B

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From this reading 20.—B.

Book

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bound

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Buried

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called

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cast

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Debrett

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Ep

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From this reading IMITATION OF HORACE Ep.

famous

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find

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gilt

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Hookham

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HORACE

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I

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ill-judging

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IMITATION

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From this reading IMITATION OF HORACE Ep.

In

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Incensed

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key

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lock

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look

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lost

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Methinks

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OF

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From this reading IMITATION OF HORACE Ep.

Oh

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olio

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or

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pant

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Paternoster

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port-folio

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precious

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prudent

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reputations

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row

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scorn

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see

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set

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From this reading Incensed to find your precious olio Buried in unexplored port-folio, You scorn the prudent lock and key, And pant well bound and gilt to see Your Volume in the window set Of Stockdale, Hookham, or Debrett.

Stockdale

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From this reading Incensed to find your precious olio Buried in unexplored port-folio, You scorn the prudent lock and key, And pant well bound and gilt to see Your Volume in the window set Of Stockdale, Hookham, or Debrett.

the

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thee

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to

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unexplored

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vain

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Volume

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well

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Where

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window

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wishful

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won

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You

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your

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Chapter 1 of The Monk: A Romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis holds 17 sentences, grouped into 4 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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Imitation: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Monk: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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