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Which phrases in this excerpt from James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" portray the story's setting?
The wide playgrounds were swarming with boys. All were shouting and the prefects urged them on with strong cries. The evening air was pale and chilly and after every
charge and thud of the footballers the greasy leather orb flew like a heavy bird through the grey light. He kept on the fringe of his line, out of sight of his prefect, out of the
reach of the rude feet, feigning to run now and then. He felt his body small and weak amid the throng of the players and his eyes were weak and watery. Rody Kickham was
not like that: he would be captain of the third line all the fellows said.
Rody Kickham was a decent fellow but Nasty Roche was a stink. Rody Kickham had greaves in his number and a hamper in the refectory. Nasty Roche had big hands. He
called the Friday pudding dog-in-the-blanket. And one day he had asked:
-What is your name?
Stephen had answered: Stephen Dedalus.

Answer 1

The wide playgrounds, the evening air, and the grey light portray the setting of the story.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The wide playgrounds
2. the evening air
3. the grey light

portray the story's setting. These phrases provide visual and atmospheric details that help create the setting of the story. The mention of the playgrounds, the evening air being described as "pale and chilly", and the description of the light as "grey" all contribute to setting the scene for the reader.

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