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The Monk: A Romance
The Monk: A Romance

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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Fòrse tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.
TASSO.
Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.
The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.
He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.
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The Monk: A Romance

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Monk: A Romance is here in full — 1079 sentences across 216 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/215 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Fòrse tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.
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TASSO.
/ˈtæsoʊ/
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Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.
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The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.
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He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.
/hiː wɑːz noʊ ˈsuːnər əˈloʊn ðæn hiː ɡeɪv friː luːs tuː ðə ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns ʌv hɪz ˈvænəti/

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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.

Abbot noun US /ˈæbət/

the superior of an abbey of monks

From this reading “The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.”

repentant adjective US /rɪˈpentənt/

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading “Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.”

semblance noun US /ˈsembləns/

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

From this reading “The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.”

tasso noun US /ˈtæsoʊ/

Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

From this reading “TASSO.”

tempo noun US /ˈtempoʊ/

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading “Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.”

thousandth noun US /ˈθaʊzəndθ/

position 1,000 in a countable series of things

From this reading “Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.”

volta noun US /ˈvoʊltə/

Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

From this reading “Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.”

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AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/

the superior of an abbey of monks

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

amar

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

amato

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

blessverbUS /bles/

give a benediction to

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

CellnounUS /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

Ché

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

combated

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From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

còr

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

Diresti

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

dismissedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmɪst/

having lost your job

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

délle

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

Fòrse

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

giòje

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

gusta

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

gustassi

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

Hadst

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From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

Humility's

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From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

indulgencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒəns/

an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

LanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

millésima

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

monksnounUS /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

parte

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

Perduto

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

repentantadjectiveUS /rɪˈpentənt/

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

riamando

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

ripentita

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

semblancenounUS /ˈsembləns/

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

sinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

sighsnounUS /saɪz/

plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

sospirando

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

spènde

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

superioritynounUS /ˌsuːpɪriˈɔːrɪti/

the quality of being superior

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

sòl

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

TASSOnounUS /ˈtæsoʊ/

Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

From this reading TASSO.

tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

temponounUS /ˈtempoʊ/

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

thousandthnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndθ/

position 1,000 in a countable series of things

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

tu

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

tutto

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

unnounUS /ʌn/

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

una

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

voltanounUS /ˈvoʊltə/

Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827)

From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was no sooner alone, than He gave free loose to the indulgence of his vanity.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The monks having attended their Abbot to the door of his Cell, He dismissed them with an air of conscious superiority in which Humility’s semblance combated with the reality of pride.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Hadst Thou but tasted once the thousandth part Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart, Your words repentant and your sighs would prove, Lost is the time which is not past in love.

è

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From this reading Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta La millésima parte délle giòje, Ché gusta un còr amato riamando, Diresti ripentita sospirando, Perduto è tutto il tempo Ché in amar non si spènde.

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Imitation
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Horace
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