andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
Bakkus's
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From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
cynicaladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪkəl/
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps Prépimpin had something to do with it.
enquiries
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From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
excellentlyadverbUS /ˈeksələntli/
extremely well
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
faintestadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntəst/
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Prépimpin had something to do with it.
launchedverbUS /lɔːntʃt/
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
methodsnounUS /ˈmeθədz/
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
Patou
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From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Prépimpin had something to do with it.
Petit
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From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
poodlenounUS /ˈpuːdəl/
an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
Prépimpin
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From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps Prépimpin had something to do with it.
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps Prépimpin had something to do with it.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading As to the methods of his training Andrew made no enquiries.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We behold Petit Patou now definitely launched on his career.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why the execution of Bakkus's (literally) cynical suggestion should have met with instant success, neither he nor Andrew nor Prépimpin, the poodle, nor anyone under heaven had the faintest idea.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was young, excellently trained, and expensive.
