Chapter IV
THE FIRST VICTIM. In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side. Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches. "The pongo," he gasped. "Nearly did for me.
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Chapter IV
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THE
FIRST
VICTIM.
In
a
second
he
was
up
again,
and
ran
desperately
until
he
reached
my
side.
Blood
was
flowing
down
his
cheeks
from
five
deep
scratches.
"The
pongo,"
he
gasped.
"Nearly
did
for
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
FIRST
VICTIM.
Line 2
In
a
second
he
was
up
again,
and
ran
desperately
until
he
reached
my
side.
Line 3
Blood
was
flowing
down
his
cheeks
from
five
deep
scratches.
Line 4
"The
pongo,"
he
gasped.
Line 5
"Nearly
did
for
me.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.”
Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.”
FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST VICTIM.”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.”
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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 In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
BloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
cheeks
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
deep
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
desperately
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Nearly did for me.
down
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST VICTIM.
five
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
flowing
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Nearly did for me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
gasped
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From this reading "The pongo," he gasped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nearly did for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
Nearly
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From this reading "Nearly did for me.
pongo
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From this reading "The pongo," he gasped.
ran
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
reached
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
scratches
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From this reading Blood was flowing down his cheeks from five deep scratches.
second
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
side
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST VICTIM.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
up
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From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.
VICTIM
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From this reading THE FIRST VICTIM.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a second he was up again, and ran desperately until he reached my side.