Word: interruptible
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...length I came near the house. I knocked. No one answered, and I turned the handle and entered. The door of the room was open, and within she was sitting, reading intently. I did not interrupt her, but leaned with folded arms against the door and watched her. From my position I could see merely her side face. The clock on the mantelpiece struck the hour, but she stirred not. I wished to see the book she was reading. I speculated as to what it was. I felt that I must see her face, must see the book. I made...
...desk took a good start, and before the umbrella could again interrupt, said...
...made me oblivious to all the beauties of the building upon my first visit, I was now in a mood to feel the deepest patriotism. But when I found myself regretting that I too had not graduated in time to fall at Gettysburg, I thought it best to interrupt that train of thought, and so I hurried up the dark stairway to the gallery...
...glad to see that you looked at it. Well, sir, what is civilization? (H. says it's the absence of unenlightenment.) Y-e-s, that's all true; but - you are, I think, a little too general; try to be a little more concise. Well, don't let me interrupt you, sir; go on. (H. says civilization is a very good sort of a thing; if we did n't have any civilization, we'd have barbarism.) Y-e-s, that's quite true, sir; but what - Well, I 'll get somebody else. That will do, sir, that will...
...kicked, touched, or is being run with by any of his own side behind him (that is, between himself and his goal line). Every player when off-side is out of the game, and shall not touch the ball in any case whatever, or in any way obstruct or interrupt any player until he is on-side...