and while they were on the job of exposition anyone, regardless of his side, would contribute his quota of facts, or his remembrance of some philosopher...
你是怎么读英文的?划线部分为状语从句,后面为主句,anyone为主句的主语,与谓语动词would contribute...之间插入了一个状语,你就不认识了?
好好检讨一下你的阅读习惯,不可一叶障目。
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