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Chapter I
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Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
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the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.”
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.”
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading “They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “This is a fault.”
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is a fault.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading This is a fault.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For these there is hope.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading For these there is hope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a fault.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
and nothing more
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For these there is hope.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For these there is hope.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a fault.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
which person or people
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
