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an
Determinative
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An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
I just ate an apple.
It is indeed an honor to have met you today.
innocent
Adjective
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If you are innocent you do not know evil.
How could he hurt an innocent child?!?
I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.
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If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.
I swore to the police that I was innocent.
innocent
Noun
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Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.
He was a total innocent.
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#If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.
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#:If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")
man
Noun
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A man is a male human.
He was a young man with blue eyes.
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A human being of either sex; a person.
God cares for all races and all man
God made man in his own image
Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true
man
Interjection
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You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!