Police Search for Nancy Guthrie

May 9, 2026, 19:56
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Introduction

Police are looking for Nancy Guthrie. She is 84 years old. She disappeared from her home in Arizona.

Main Body

Nancy went home on January 31. On February 1, she did not go to church. Police found blood in her house. They think a bad person took her. Police saw a video of a man. The man wore a mask and had a gun. He had a bag on his back. The police tried to find her using her heart machine. Police found a hair in the house. They sent the hair to the FBI. They want to know who the hair belongs to. The police are close to finding the answer.

Conclusion

The police are still working. They are checking many clues.

Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Trick

In this story, the police are talking about things that already happened. To do this, we change the action word (verb).

Look at the change:

  • Go →\rightarrow Went
  • Do →\rightarrow Did
  • Wear →\rightarrow Wore
  • Find →\rightarrow Found

Why this matters for A2: Most English words just add "-ed" (like disappeared), but the words above are "rebels." They change their whole shape. You must memorize these specific shapes to tell a story about yesterday.

Quick Map: Now vs. Then

  • Now: I have a bag. →\rightarrow Then: He had a bag.
  • Now: I am close. →\rightarrow Then: The police were close.

Vocabulary Learning

police (n.)
People who enforce the law.
Example:The police are looking for Nancy.
search (v.)
To look for something.
Example:Police are searching for Nancy.
home (n.)
The place where someone lives.
Example:Nancy went home.
house (n.)
A building where people live.
Example:Police found blood in her house.
church (n.)
A building where people pray.
Example:She did not go to church.
blood (n.)
The red liquid in the body.
Example:Police found blood in the house.
mask (n.)
A covering for the face.
Example:The man wore a mask.
gun (n.)
A weapon that shoots.
Example:The man had a gun.
bag (n.)
A container to carry things.
Example:He had a bag on his back.
back (n.)
The rear part of the body.
Example:He carried the bag on his back.
heart (n.)
The organ that pumps blood.
Example:They used her heart machine.
machine (n.)
A device that does work.
Example:They used a heart machine.
hair (n.)
Fine strands that grow on the body.
Example:They found a hair in the house.
FBI (n.)
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Example:They sent the hair to the FBI.
clues (n.)
Pieces of evidence.
Example:They are checking many clues.
working (v.)
Doing work.
Example:The police are still working.
checking (v.)
Examining.
Example:They are checking many clues.