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ひとり
けいかん
警官
はし
って
ぎていった

A policeman ran past.
Note that 走って過ぎる is the combination of 走る (to run, in joining form) and 過ぎる (to go past). It is not to be confused with the 〜過ぎる form, which would be 走り過ぎる (and would not make sense in this context - 'to run too much').
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form: 一人
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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0
noun
police officer; policeman; constable  (see also: 警察官)
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run
2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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2
Most common form: すぎる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
2. to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse
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Kanji
ケイ   admonish
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
カン    bureaucrat   
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two mouths
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roof   
ソウ   はし run   
カ   あやま mistake   あやま to slip up   すぎる to overdo, be more than   すごす to pass, spend   
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gossip; dishonest   
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wide mouth
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wide
move
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