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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
Accidents
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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Aeroplane
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
appreciable
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
approach
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Association
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
Aviation
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back
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
Balloon
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Barrie's
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
best
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
better
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Billiards
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Boxing
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break
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
called
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
career
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
Carpentier
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chapter
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
completed
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
Cricket
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Experiences
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Fight
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Fish
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fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
Football
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
forty-four
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
France
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G
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general
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Golf
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Grace
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GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
greatly
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
grows
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
hard
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
held
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
Henry
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Holland
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Humiliation
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interpolate
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Interruption
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
looks
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
match
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
Matches
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Maxwell
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
modest
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
more
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
Motor
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
narrative
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
one's
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From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF SPORT Racing--Shooting--A Fish Story--Boxing--Past and Present--Carpentier and France--The Reno Fight--Football--Golf with the Sirdar--Billiards--Cricket--W. G. Grace--Queer Experiences--Tragic Matches--Humiliation--Success in Holland--Barrie’s Team--A Precedent--Motor Accidents--Prince Henry Tour--Aviation--The Balloon and the Aeroplane--Ski--Over a Precipice--Rifle Shooting.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Past
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perhaps
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
played
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
pleasure
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Precedent
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Precipice
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Present
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Prince
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Queer
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Racing
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reached
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
RECOLLECTIONS
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recounted
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Reno
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Rifle
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said
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
seriatim
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
ShootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Sirdar
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Ski
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SOME
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SPORT
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sporting
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
spot
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
Story
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subject
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Success
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taken
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Team
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ten
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF SPORT Racing--Shooting--A Fish Story--Boxing--Past and Present--Carpentier and France--The Reno Fight--Football--Golf with the Sirdar--Billiards--Cricket--W. G. Grace--Queer Experiences--Tragic Matches--Humiliation--Success in Holland--Barrie’s Team--A Precedent--Motor Accidents--Prince Henry Tour--Aviation--The Balloon and the Aeroplane--Ski--Over a Precipice--Rifle Shooting.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one grows old one looks back at one’s career in sport as a thing completed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
Tour
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Tragic
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treated
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
up
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
W
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way
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
whole
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From this reading It is here--before we approach what Maxwell has called “The Great Interruption”--that I may perhaps break my narrative in order to interpolate a chapter upon the general subject of my experiences of sport, which have taken up an appreciable part of my life, added greatly to its pleasure, and which can be better treated as a whole than recounted seriatim.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF SPORT Racing--Shooting--A Fish Story--Boxing--Past and Present--Carpentier and France--The Reno Fight--Football--Golf with the Sirdar--Billiards--Cricket--W. G. Grace--Queer Experiences--Tragic Matches--Humiliation--Success in Holland--Barrie’s Team--A Precedent--Motor Accidents--Prince Henry Tour--Aviation--The Balloon and the Aeroplane--Ski--Over a Precipice--Rifle Shooting.
years
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From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I have at least held on to it as long as I could, for I played a hard match of Association football at forty-four, and I played cricket for ten years more.
zenith
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From this reading It may best be fitted in at this spot as my sporting life one way and another may be said to have reached its modest zenith about that time.
