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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
ask
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
away
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From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
back
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From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
bartender
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
Broken
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
cash
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
cheeks
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
closer
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
Doing
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
eyes
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
fine
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
first
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
funny
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
humanity
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
individual
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
just
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From this reading Not just the nose.
kid
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
light
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
look
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From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
match
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
moved
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
nose
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From this reading Not just the nose.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not just the nose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
quite
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
register
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
rough
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
rum-blossom
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
saw
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
seen
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From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
slid
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From this reading He must have seen me look, because he slid back away from the light.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
thought
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From this reading _Doing something for humanity may be fine--for humanity--but rough on the individual!_ He had quite a rum-blossom on him for a kid, I thought at first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
too
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
veins
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From this reading Broken veins on his cheeks, too, and the funny eyes.
wasn't
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From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he moved closer to the light by the cash register to ask the bartender for a match or something, I saw it wasn't that.
