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Ramin Fard Posted 12 years ago
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meaning of the phrase
Hello, Can anyone help me with the meaning of this phrase (the last part " a tornado seizing up ....? Turner's later work- he lived longer, not dying till 1851- was often painted as if he himself were part of the processes of nature, a tornado seizing up any new pigment that 19th century chemistry could provide.
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a tornado = a frenetic genius seizing up = eagerly trying any new pigment = any new paint colour that 19th C chemistry could provide = that was created in Turner's time
- a tornado = a frenetic genius seizing up = eagerly trying any new pigment = any new paint colour that 19th C chemistry could provide = that was created in Turner's time
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a tornado = a frenetic genius
seizing up = eagerly trying
any new pigment = any new paint colour
that 19th C chemistry could provide = that was created in Turner's time
seizing up = eagerly trying
any new pigment = any new paint colour
that 19th C chemistry could provide = that was created in Turner's time
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Thank you very much Mister Micawber. Completely useful and understandable
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