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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
all
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
applies
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
artist
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
beautiful
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From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
beauty
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading All is equally grand, all is equally just, all is equally beautiful, because all is equally divine.”
becomes
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From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
convinced
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
divine
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From this reading All is equally grand, all is equally just, all is equally beautiful, because all is equally divine.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
effect
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
enjoy
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
equal
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All is equally grand, all is equally just, all is equally beautiful, because all is equally divine.”
equatorial
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
exists
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
experience
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
explains
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
feels
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
function
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
grand
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From this reading All is equally grand, all is equally just, all is equally beautiful, because all is equally divine.”
gravitates
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
heavenly
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
human
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
idea
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From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
identical
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
impart
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
infinitude
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
insects
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
intuition
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
just
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
laws
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
man
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
matter
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
meaning
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
microscope
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
moral
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From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
nature
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
objective
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
others
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
powerful
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
receives
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
rests
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From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
says
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
Senor
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
small
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
smallest
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
spaces
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
spirit
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
stars
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
there
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
things
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
true
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From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
turns
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
united
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From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
Valdes
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But what is this idea of the beautiful which art rests upon, and so becomes moral?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But beauty, Senor Valdes explains, exists in the human spirit, and is the beautiful effect which it receives from the true meaning of things; it does not matter what the things are, and it is the function of the artist who feels this effect to impart it to others.
wishes
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From this reading “The man of our time,” says Senor Valdes, “wishes to know everything and enjoy everything: he turns the objective of a powerful equatorial towards the heavenly spaces where gravitates the infinitude of the stars, just as he applies the microscope to the infinitude of the smallest insects; for their laws are identical.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His experience, united with intuition, has convinced him that in nature there is neither great nor small; all is equal.
