Sentence:  Hereby , the <WSD>external</WSD> object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface