哈利波特与魔法石英语:it was now reading the sign that said privet driv

哈利波特与魔法石英语:it was now reading the sign that said privet drive--no,looking at the sign.
it was now reading the sign that said privet drive--no,looking at the sign.
一开始是 was reading 最后looking,后面怎么就 said?that这里是什么用法?怎么也联系不起来啊.（哈利与魔法石里的一段,