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A man was walking home [NuA] alone late one night [NuA] [when he hears a . . . BUMP . . .Walking faster he looks back, and makes out the image {of an upright coffin} banging its way {down the middle} {of the street} {towards him}. / BUMP [NuA] . . .Terrified, the man begins to run {towards his home}, the coffin bouncing [Noun Absolute: Adverbial to "begins to run"] quickly {behind him} . . . faster . . .He runs {up to his door}, fumbles {with his keys}, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door {behind him}. / However, the coffin crashes {through his door}, {with the lid} (of the coffin} clapping ["lid clapping" is a noun absolute functioning as a noun -- the object of the preposition "with"] . . . clappity-BUMP [NuA] . . .{on the heels} {of the terrified man}. / Rushing upstairs {to the bathroom}, the man locks himself in. / His heart is pounding; / his head is reeling; / his breath is coming {in sobbing gasps}. / {With a loud CRASH} the coffin starts breaking down the door, bumping and clapping {towards him}. / The man screams and reaches {for something heavy [Note #1]}, anything [Appositive to "something"] . . . / his hand comes to rest {on a large bottle} {of Robitussin}. Desperate, he throws the Robitussin as hard [as he can {at the apparition} . . .] / and |
Note
1. In "something heavy," "heavy" is a post-positioned
adjective -- "something *that was* heavy."
| Progress: | ||
| Total Words = 190 | Words | % |
| L1: In Prep Phrases | 68 | 36 % |
| L1A: Add Adjectives & Adverbs | 32 | 53 % |
| L2: Add Subjects, Verbs, Complements | 62 | 85 % |
| L3: Add Clauses | 4 | 87 % |
| L4: Add Verbals | 10 | 93 % |
| L5: Add Eight Additional Constructions | 14 | 100 % |
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