As smth as its own
Hello!
I have the following sentence:
No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own.
Could you explain it to me the bold phrase? Especially 'its own'. How can i understand it?
Thank you in advance.
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No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own. Paraphrase it this way. No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by creatures with intelligence greater than man’s intelligence and yet as mortal as man's own intelligence.
- No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own.
- Paraphrase it this way.
- No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by creatures with intelligence greater than man’s intelligence and yet as mortal as man's own intelligence.
- The basic idea is that the watchers are more intelligent than we are, but are mortal just as we are.
- (mortal means you eventually die.
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No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own.
Paraphrase it this way.
No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by creatures with intell
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